Chest with drawer, Top, all four sides, bottom of chest, drawer bottom and back, southern yellow pine; drawer sides, till, white oak, 29 3/16 × 56 7/16 × 19 3/8 in. ( × × cm), The front, back, sides, and bottom of this six-board chest are rabbeted and nailed together; the lid is attached by hinges. The simple decoration is made with molding planes and chisels. Compared to examples of joined furniture from the Connecticut River Valley, the construction of this chest is relatively simple, as is its limited amount of surface decoration., Made in Central Connecticut

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