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Tall chest of drawers |
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Object numberRIF1362 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions46 × 37 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (116.84 × 95.25 × 44.45 cm) |
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Date17801800 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in, Possibly made in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumBirch (primary); white pine (backboards, drawer linings, top) |
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ProvenanceNortheast Auctions, Hampton and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, February 24-26, 2006, lot 884 |
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Associated namesNortheast Auctions |
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ConstructionThe top is fastened to the case sides with half-blind dovetails. On the interior below the top, strips of wood are affixed to the case side to keep the drawers from tipping when open. The drawer fronts are fastened to the drawer sides with half-blind dovetails with half pins at top and bottom; the kerf marks on the drawer fronts are fine and long. The drawer bottoms are chamfered and fit in grooves in the front and sides and are nailed to the underside of the back. The tops of the drawer sides are flat and also flush with the drawer fronts. The middle drawer support for the two small drawers is tenoned through the backboard. The two-piece backboard is half lapped with the upper board resting in a rabbet cut in the lower board. The boards are nailed to rabbets in the case sides. Examined by P.E. Kane, February 17, 2006 |
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BibliographyNortheast Auctions, Portsmouth, N.H., New Hampshire Weekend Auction, sale cat. (February 2426, 2006), 98, lot 884, ill. |