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Candlestand. Cherry, probably maple cleat, mahoganized. Spider legs, notched pillar base; urn-turned pillar; fixed octagonal top.
candlestands (furniture)
graining
cherry (wood)
maple (wood)
cherry (wood)
Federal
maple (wood)
Cherry
Maple
Grained
Federal
CANDLESTAND
In chalk on underside of top: ""NF"" ? or ""No []"" or ""NJ"" or ""HF""
24.1983
Attributed to Noyes, Samuel S., 1785-1832 (Maker)
Wayland, MA, USA
26 7/8 x 17 1/8 x 15 1/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
1987.1451
Wesselman, Linda J. and Martha D. Hamilton. Earliest Recollections: Furnishings from the Family of Edwin B. Sears. Boston: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 1984.
Massachusetts (United States)
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