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Chest of drawers [no illustration]

Object number

RIF4324

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

37 1/4 × 41 × 22 in. (94.615 × 104.14 × 55.88 cm)

Date

1800–1810

Current location

The Rhode Island Historical Society

Geography

Made in Rhode Island
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Medium

Mahogany, mahogany veneer (primary); pine, chestnut (secondary)

Marks

Unknown

Inscriptions

Unknown

Style

Hepplewhite, Federal

Provenance

Dr. Caleb Fiske (1753–1834), Scituate, Rhode Island; by descent to his great great granddaughter, Dr. Louisa Paine Tingley (1869–1952), Providence, Rhode Island; given to the Rhode Island HIstorical Society, Providence, 1952

Associated names

Dr. Caleb Fiske
Dr. Louisa Paine Tingley