Photo: Courtesy Fine Americana, North Hampton, N.H.
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Tall chest of drawers |
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Object numberRIF4241 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions59 1/4 × 36 × 17 1/2 in. (150.495 × 91.44 × 44.45 cm) |
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Date17901810 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMaple (primary); white pine (backboards) |
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ProvenanceFine Americana, North Hampton, New Hampshire, 2008 |
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Associated namesFine Americana |
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ConstructionThe case sides are single boards. The drawer dividers are through dovetails. Three horizontal backboards are nailed to rabbets in the case sides. The vertical glue blocks for the front feet rest against the case bottom and horizontal glue blocks butt them. The rear brackets for the back feet are wedge-shaped and are reinforced with horizontal glue blocks in front and in back. |
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BibliographyFine Americana, "Fine Americana, "Furniture, Chippendale Tiger Maple, Tall Chest: American - Rhode Island, c. 1780," http://www.fineamericana.com/display (accessed August 27, 2009), K8. |