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Heppelwhite style. Swell front case enclosing four graduated drawers. Drawers have beaded edges and crossbanded inlaid borders of dark and light veneer; matching flame veneer front panels. Replaced Chippendale scrolled brass pulls with bail handles. Keyholes outlined with brass. Shaped front skirt inverted at center; C-scrolled side skirts. Straight bracket feet.
chests of drawers
case furniture
brass (alloy)
inlay (process)
veneering
wood (plant material)
Hepplewhite
Brass
Hepplewhite
Inlaid
Veneered
CHEST OF DRAWERS
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
35.5 x 42 x 21.875 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.458
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