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Board chest

Object number

RIF2372

Maker

Maker Unknown

Date

1750–80

Current location

Hunt House Museum

Geography

Made in Providence, Rhode Island
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Medium

Yellow pine or white pine

Style

vernacular style

Provenance

Judith Sharpe, Providence, Rhode Island; given to the Hunt House Museum, East Providence, Rhode Island, 2002

Construction

The molding is nailed to the bottom of the front board. The backboard is nailed to rabbets in the case sides. Examined by P. E. Kane July 11, 2006.

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