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Japanned high chest of drawers
Image Not Available for Japanned high chest of drawers

Japanned high chest of drawers

1740–60, rejapanned about 1820–50
Object PlaceBoston area, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMaple, pine, birch, japanned decoration
DimensionsOverall: 169.2 x 101 x 56.8 cm (66 5/8 x 39 3/4 x 22 3/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Barbara Boylston Bean
Accession number1976.653
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ClassificationsFurniture
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InscriptionsInscribed on back of bottom PR drawer in lower case: "C: / T / 62" in red paint Inscribed on outer PR side of bottom PR drawer in lower case: 2 inscription in ink, not entirely legible. Includes words "Richard", "Gundy" "Ship" and "Boston" see images in fileProvenanceDescended in Boylston family; 1976, bequest of Barbara Boylston Bean to the MFA (Accession Date September 8, 1976).