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Description:
Miniature chest of drawers covered in old black paint. Capable craftsmen built miniature furniture for use and enjoyment by children; they did not construct "salesman's samples" since most cabinetmakers were not itinerant and a full-sized product, partially made in the shop or already in the home of a happy patron, was a better, practical endorsement of style and technique than a miniaturized adaptation. Adults also used miniature furniture to protect valuables and papers (rarely spices). The chest has a plain case with seven drawers with bone drawer knobs: three short on top, over two short in the middle, over two short on the bottom row. There are two ball feet in front and two square feet in the rear.

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