Photo: Courtesy Ralph Carpenter Papers, Joseph Downs Manuscript Library, Winterthur Museum and Country Estate, Del.
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Dressing glass |
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Object numberRIF357 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions25 × 16 × 9 in. (63.5 × 40.64 × 22.86 cm) |
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Date175080 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Rhode Island, Made in Newport, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany (primary); white pine (drawer linings) |
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ProvenanceIsrael Sack, Inc., New York, 1970 |
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Associated namesIsrael Sack, Inc. |
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ConstructionHalf-blind dovetails fasten the sides of the middle drawer to the drawer front with half keys at the top and bottom and four full dovetails between them. The tops of the drawer sides are slightly rounded and flush with the drawer front; the back edge of the drawer is flat with a slight chamfer along the back. A glue block on the back of the drawer acts as a stop. |
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BibliographyAmerican Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 195789), vol. 3, p. 698, no. P3198, ill. |