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English
about 1740
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Mahogany
Dimensions
Overall: 118.74 x 131.11 x 59.69 cm (46 3/4 x 51 5/8 x 23 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Given in memory of Dr. William Hewson Baltzell by his wife Alice Cheney Baltzell
Accession Number38.980
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsFurniture
Furniture – Case furniture and boxes
Furniture – Case furniture and boxes
DescriptionMahogany. Doors panelled in long, thin ogee moldings. Interior fitted with pigeon holes, drawers and compartments for ledgers. Cornice surmounted with fretted gallery centering in a swan-necked pediment; lower portion plain, three drawers, comtemporary handle and lock plates, gadrooned base with sturdy lion paw feet and cabriole legs.
ProvenanceBy 1912, Percival D. Griffiths (1862-1937), St. Albans; Estate of Percival D. Griffiths; 1938, sold to Frank Partridge and Sons, London (dealers); June 1938, sold to MFA (GBP 850)