American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

Provenance:

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Zieget, 1963 (accession no. 1963-160-9),

Sold by order of the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to benefit acquisitions.

stable and sturdy; originally painted yellow; the surface has been refinished, but with a nice even surface throughout; the top is screwed to base, some of the screws have been filled in; the top with some minor age cracks along sides; drawers glide easily; the drawer knobs are doweled into place, and with later nail reinforcements to interior for support, some of the knobs with old losses along edges; the base intact and original, some of the support blocks with chipping or losses along edges; one of the backboards is slightly warped outward along one edge; retains locks to lower drawers, but does not include a key

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