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HIgh chest of drawers |
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Object numberRIF6575 |
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MakerMaker, attributed to Benjamin Peabody, 17171794 |
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Dimensions71 × 39 1/2 × 22 in. (180.3 × 100.3 × 55.9 cm) |
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Date17601780 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany (primary); chestnut and yellow poplar (secondary) |
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MarksUnknown |
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InscriptionsUnknown |
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ProvenanceIsrael Sack, Inc., New York, 1949; sold to Memphis, Tennessee, collection; consigned to Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina, November 15-17, 2018, lot 1495 |
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Associated namesIsrael Sack, Inc.Brunk Auctions |
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NotesTop boards and moldings are replaced (probably originally a bonnet top) and brasses are replaced. Source: https://www.brunkauctions.com/lot/a-goddard-townsend-high-chest-of-drawers-3890155, accessed 11.8.2018 |
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BibliographyBrunk Auctions, Asheville, N.C., Brunk Auctions, sale cat. (November 1517, 2018), 117, lot 1495, ill.Patricia E. Kane, "'An Ingenious Man:' Benjamin Peabody, Newport Cabinetmaker," American Furniture (2021): (forthcoming). |