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Chest-on-chest, Thomas Affleck|James Reynolds, 1770–75, Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white cedar, yellow pine, tulip poplar
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Case Piece · Philadelphia

Chest-on-chest

Thomas Affleck|James Reynolds · Philadelphia · 1770–75

Medium
Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white cedar, yellow pine, tulip poplar
Dimensions
97 1/2 x 46 7/8 x 24 1/4 in. (247.7 x 119.1 x 61.6 cm)
Accession
1975.91
Credit line
Purchase, Friends of the American Wing and Rogers Funds; Virginia Groomes Gift, in memory of Mary W. Groomes, and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Danziger, Herman Merkin and Anonymous Gifts, 1975
Culture
American
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