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Butler's desk and bookcase |
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Object numberRIF1902 |
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MakerMaker Samuel and Joseph Rawson, Jr., active 182652Alternate name(s): S. and J. Rawson, Jr. |
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Dimensions85 × 43 1/4 × 23 1/4 in. (215.9 × 109.855 × 59.055 cm) |
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Date182852 |
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Current locationState of North Carolina |
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GeographyMade in Providence, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany and mahogany veneer (primary) |
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Marks"Furniture Warehouse / S. & J. Rawson, Jr. / NO. 68, BROAD STREET, / HAVE CONSTANTLY ON HAND, OF THEIR OWN MANUFACTURE, AND WILL MAKE TO ORDER, / ALL KINDS OF / CABINET FURNITURE, / SUCH AS / SIDEBOARDS, SECRETARIES AND BOOK-CASES, SOFAS, &C./ Which they will dispose of as cheap as any Cabinet Maker in town. / ALSO, [column left] PIER TABLES, a very superior article; / Pillar, Claw, Card and Dining TABLES; [column right] WARDROBES, BUREAUS; / Mahogany and birch BEDSTEADS/[illegible] / ALL ORDERS FROM A DISTANCE WILL BE THANKFULLY RECEIVED AND PUNC / TUALLY ATTENDED TO," printed on paper label, glued to desk and bookcase |
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ProvenanceGovernor's Office, Raleigh, North Carolina, before 1980 |
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BibliographyEleanore Bradford Monahon, "The Rawson Family of Cabinetmakers in Providence, Rhode Island," Antiques 118, no. 1 (July 1980): 144, fig. 20. |