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Tall chest of drawers

Object number

RIF3472

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

57 3/4 × 35 3/4 × 17 1/2 in. (146.685 × 90.805 × 44.45 cm)

Date

1770–90

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Probably made in Rhode Island
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Medium

Maple

Provenance

Skinner, Inc., Boston and Bolton, Massachusetts (sale held Boston), February 17, 2008, lot 151

Associated names

Skinner, Inc.

Notes

The configuration of three upper drawers over two is unusual and can also be seen on RIF2637, RIF2832, RIF3120 and RIF3297.

See also

Bibliography

Skinner, Inc., Boston, American Furniture and Decorative Arts, sale cat. (February 17, 2008), 69, lot 151, ill.