From: "John S. Walton Antiques Inc. advertisement" Antiques 78 (August 1960): 92
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High chest of drawers |
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Object numberRIF815 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions87 1/2 × 39 × 21 1/4 in. (222.25 × 99.06 × 53.975 cm) |
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Date17501775 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyProbably made in Massachusetts, Possibly made in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany (primary) |
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MarksUnknown |
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InscriptionsUnknown |
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ProvenanceJohn S. Walton, Inc., New York, 1960 |
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Associated namesJohn S. Walton, Inc. |
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NotesAlthough the fan-carved drawers and sharply pointed knees suggest a Massachusetts origin for this high chest of drawers, the lower case is constructed in the Rhode Island manner with the sides dovetailed together and the legs glued in place. |
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Bibliography"John S. Walton Antiques, Inc., advertisement," Antiques 78, no. 2 (August 1960): 92, ill. |