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Chest of drawers with looking glass

about 1810
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, bird's-eye maple, birch, pine
DimensionsOverall: 184.2 x 97.2 x 51.4 cm (72 1/2 x 38 1/4 x 20 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Marshall Brooks
Accession number46.413
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ClassificationsFurniture
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ProvenanceMade originally for Gov. John Brooks (1812-1823) of Massachusetts; about 1900, acquired by Mr. and Mrs. Percival W. Brooks, Norwalk, Connecticut; 1946, gift of Marshall Brooks, Pasadena, California (Accession Date: May 10, 1946)
Commode
Thomas Seymour
1809
Sideboard
Thomas Seymour
1800–12
Restricted: For reference only
about 1790–1810
Sideboard
Thomas Seymour
about 1805
Looking glass
about 1807–10
Desk and bookcase
Anthony G. Quervelle
about 1830
Restricted: For reference only
Herter Brothers
about 1880
Right half of cornice section on top, from rear
Thomas Seymour
1806–10
Side chair, Neoclassical
John Seymour
1795–1805
37.617 or 37.618 or 37.619 or 37.620
John Seymour
1795–1805