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Heppelwhite style. Bow front case enclosing four graduated drawers with beaded edges. Oval Federal period brass escutcheons with gadrooned edge. Heavy Empire period rosette-like basses with round pulls. Case terminates in straight skirt with straight bracket feet.
chests of drawers
case furniture
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
brass (alloy)
gadrooning
mahogany (wood)
veneering
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
Empire (style)
Federal
Hepplewhite
Mahogany
Brass
Veneered
Gadrooned
Beaded
Hepplewhite
Empire
Federal
CHEST OF DRAWERS
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
35.25 x 41.125 x 21.25 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.457
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