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Catalog Number |
130 |
Object Name |
Chest, Spice |
Date |
c. 1850 |
Description |
Spice Chest, circa 1850. An American rosewood-grained and painted spice chest, circa 1850 (observed machine milling marks suggest post-1850). The rectangular flat top has a beaded upper edge and ogee moulding on three sides. Six drawers in three rows with three double-height drawers giving the appearance of a nine-drawer cabinet; the double drawers also have two turned mahogany knobs thus the case has twelve knobs in total. The chest has a flat unpainted bottom - no feet or base. Grain-painted finish imitating rosewood. |
Dimensions |
H-33 W-40.7 Dia-21.9 cm |
Place of Origin |
American |
Material |
pine, walnut? (knobs), paint |