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Miniature chest of drawers

Object number

RIF1433

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

6 3/4 × 11 5/8 × 5 7/8 in. (17.145 × 29.528 × 14.923 cm)

Date

1790–1800

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Made in Newport, Rhode Island, or made in Providence, Rhode Island
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Medium

Mahogany; white pine (chest bottom, three-sided base frame)

Provenance

Private collection, before 1982; consigned to Christie's, New York, January 23, 1982, 127, lot 391

Associated names

Christie's

Construction

A three-sided frame mitred together at the front corners is nailed to the bottom of the chest; the feet and their blocks are attached to the frame. The back board is fasten to the back edge of the bottom board.

Notes

The practice of attaching the feet to a three-sided frame nailed to the bottom board is typical of Providence.

Bibliography

Christie's, New York, Fine American Furniture, Silver, and Decorative Arts, sale cat. (January 23, 1982), 127, lot 391, ill.