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Tall chest of drawers |
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Object numberRIF2348 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions54 × 38 3/8 × 19 3/4 in. (137.16 × 97.473 × 50.165 cm) |
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Date17801800 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumBirch (primary); chestnut (drawer linings and backboards ) |
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MarksNone |
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InscriptionsNone |
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ProvenanceSouth County Art Association, Kingstown, Rhode Island prior to 2006; consigned to Christie's, New York, January 18-19, 2006, lot 578 |
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Associated namesSouth County Art AssociationChristie's |
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ConstructionThe rectangular top has applied moldings. The case has six thumb-molded and graduated drawers above a molded base on straight bracket feet. The case back consists of four boards, stabilized by a vertical brace nailed on the interior. Interior surfaces are roughly finished. The drawer dividers join the case sides in a half-blind, half-tail dovetail. Examined by P. E. Kane, M. Taradash, and J. S. Gordon, January 16, 2007; notes compiled by T. B. Lloyd. |
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BibliographyChristie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints, and Decoys, sale cat. (January 1819, 2007), 294, lot 578, ill. |