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In the collection ofYale University Art Gallery
High chest of drawers, ca. 1787, Soft maple, probably red maple; eastern white pine
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Case Piece · Connecticut

High chest of drawers

Maker unknown · Connecticut · ca. 1787

Medium
Soft maple, probably red maple; eastern white pine
Dimensions
73.8 x 39.5 x 21.4 in. (187.4 x 100.3 x 54.4 cm)
Accession
1954.37.28
Credit line
Bequest of Charles Stetson, B.A. 1900
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