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Chest of drawers |
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Object numberRIF198 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions42 1/2 × 38 × 18 in. (107.95 × 96.52 × 45.72 cm) |
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Date17001720 |
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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); yellow pine (drawer linings, bottom board, and back) |
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MarksNone |
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InscriptionsNone |
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ProvenanceSotheby's, New York, January 15, 16 and 18, 2004, lot 573 |
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Associated namesSotheby's |
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ConstructionThe three piece horizontal back boards are nailed to rabbets in the case sides and top and to the back edge of the case bottom. The case bottom is dovetailed to the sides; the joint of the front rail and the case bottom is reinforced with glue blocks. The feet are attached to square blocks glued to the case bottom and the turned tops of the feet extend through the blocks into the case bottom. The grain of the wood on the drawer bottoms runs side to side; the bottoms are chamfered to fit in a groove in the drawer fronts and are nailed to the other three sides; runners are added to the undersides of the drawer sides. The rear dovetails extend beyond the drawer backs. |
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BibliographySotheby's, New York, Important Americana, sale cat. (January 1516, 18, 2004), 300, lot 573, ill."American Art at Sotheby'sSession Three," Antiques and the Arts Weekly (February 13, 2004): 38, ill. |