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Dressing box
1690–95
Object Place: Newbury or Ipswich, Massachusetts
Medium/Technique
Oak, pine, maple
Dimensions
46.35 x 50.8 x 34.29 cm (18 1/4 x 20 x 13 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry F. Wardwell, in memory of Henry F. Wardwell
Accession Number61.156
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Case furniture and boxes
Catalogue Raisonné
Randall 10
InscriptionsChalk star-like design on interior of back board
BL, BR, TL, TR in pencil on each corresponding drawer bottom
BL, BR, TL, TR in pencil on each corresponding drawer bottom
ProvenanceBy 1960, inherited by Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Wardwell (b. 1876 -- d. 1960) Chicago, IL from Henry Wardwell (b. 1840 -- d. 1922) Salmen, MA(1); 1961, given by Mrs. Wardwell to the MFA (Accession date: February 8, 1961)
(1) said to have descended in the family to Henry Wardwell. Wardwell ancestors lived in Andover and Ipswich, MA (see object file for possible line of descent).
(1) said to have descended in the family to Henry Wardwell. Wardwell ancestors lived in Andover and Ipswich, MA (see object file for possible line of descent).