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Chest-on-frame, 1705–25, Painted yellow poplar, chestnut, birch, ash, oak, white cedar
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Case Piece · Guilford|Saybrook

Chest-on-frame

Maker unknown · Guilford|Saybrook · 1705–25

Medium
Painted yellow poplar, chestnut, birch, ash, oak, white cedar
Dimensions
37 x 30 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (94 x 76.8 x 49.5 cm)
Accession
10.125.15a–d
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909
Culture
American
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