Furniture of the Pilgrim century, 1620-1720, including colonial utensils and hardware (1910)
Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941 · Framingham, Boston : Old America Company · leaf 49
oubled. The brackets are very striking. The same repeated S scrolls,carried around the arches and just under the lid are seen on the chest,page 5. Regarding the authenticity of dates on chests, it is obvious that if onehad desired to create the impression of great age, by a false date, he wouldhave… … A TWO-DRAWER Carved Pine Chest. Owner: Mr. B. A. Behrend.Date: 1680-1700. This is the earhest and best pine chest that has come to our attention,in this style. It will be seen that the arched grooving is like that of theoak box, page 102. The lunettes are like those on numerous oak chests.The maker…
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