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Furniture of the Pilgrim century, 1620-1720, including colonial utensils and hardware (1910)

Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941 · Framingham, Boston : Old America Company · leaf 55

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emelyrare. The motive of the fronts of chests always tended to straight lines.In this case we have a series of curved moldings. There are four ball feet. The chest bears initials, A. D. Date: 1680-1700. The drops are also rare in form. The long drops on the leg stiles aresymmetrical from their… … HEAVY Two-Drawer Ball-foot Chest. Owner: Mr. Brooks Reed.Date: 1660-70. The heavy effect of this chest suggests its early date. The habit of sim-ulating drawers in the front of the chest part proper shows, however, thatat the time this chest was made, complete chests of drawers were wellknown. The…

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