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Sideboard |
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Object numberRIF2066 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions38 3/4 × 66 × 27 3/4 in. (98.425 × 167.64 × 70.485 cm) |
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Date17901810 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Newport, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany (primary); white pine, yellow poplar, cedar (secondary) |
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InscriptionsDrawer interiors have graphite "1"s or slashes |
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ProvenanceRobert P. Gunn; given to Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, about 1980; consigned to Sotheby's, New York, October 7, 2006, lot 213 |
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Associated namesThe Rhode Island Historical SocietySotheby's Robert P. Gunn |
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ConstructionDrawer bottoms are two pieces running front to back, nailed along back with little springs along an incised line; drawer bottom extends past drawer back, acting like at stop; top of drawer sides and back are flat; narrow drawers have glue blocks abutting one another along the side edges and a running strip is applied; deeply incised kerf marks; drawer fronts are veneered on pine; center drawer support is notched at the front center drawer divider; drawer supports are nailed to the case sides; center support fastened to underside of backboard and resting on a front rabbet; sides of cabinet extend over enough to support drawers; proper right interior has secret drawer: no visible pins on exterior; Interior: top interior has three big blocks which hold top and backside together, the blocks have chamfered edges; legs front and back have inlay and stringing on front and outer sides; six screws underneath front rail hold top; proper right front leg at the top is at an angle of 83 degrees , the inner angle is 95 degrees. The brasses are not original. Examined by P. E. Kane, October 5, 2006 |
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BibliographySotheby's, New York, Important Americana Including Property from the Rhode Island Historical Society, sale cat. (October 7, 2006), 15051, lot 213.Eleanor H. Gustafson, "Museum Accessions," Antiques 118, no. 3 (September 1980): 418. |