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Chest

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1800-1825

GUSN

GUSN-25575

Description

Chest. Pine. Elongated rectangular six-board nailed construction. Hinged lid has molded edges. Cast iron hinges. Interior has three equal-sized compartments. Rectangular sides with boot-jack feet. Brown painted exterior, very abraded. May have been grained.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chests (case furniture)
case furniture
pine (wood)
pine (wood)
Pine
CHEST

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

25 x 17 1/3 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.84

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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