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Chest of drawers, 1760–1800, Cherry
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Case Piece · United States

Chest of drawers

Maker unknown · United States · 1760–1800

Medium
Cherry
Dimensions
36 × 38 × 21 1/2 in. (91.4 × 96.5 × 54.6 cm)
Accession
2016.797.5
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. Screven Lorillard (Alice Whitney), from the collection of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 2016
Culture
American
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