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Culture:American
Title:chest with drawers
Date Made:1780-1800
Type:Furniture
Materials:wood: pine; base metal: brass
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Deerfield area
Measurements:overall: 52 1/4 x 38 1/4 x 17 1/2 in.; 132.715 cm
Accession Number:  HD 0397
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Chest of drawers in pine bought in an auction of the belongings of Susan B. Hawks (1883-1946) in 1946. Ms. Hawks was a Sheldon descendent who last owned the Sheldon House before it was bought by Henry N. Flynt (1893-1970) in 1946. She had an antiques business in the house where she sold many locally-obtained pieces, so the chest could have been a family piece or one purchased from a local family. The plain top is surrounded by a molded frame with the dovetails showing on the sides; over five graduated drawers with brass Chippendale-style bail handles and escutcheons, which are not original; a molded base over a shaped skirt with a center drop and scalloped ends; and four plain bracket feet.

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