Chest of drawers 1795–1805 American New England cabinetmakers often used birch veneer as a less expensive substitute for imported satinwood. The crotch-veneer panels on the drawers of this chest were carefully book-matched. The drop-panel in the center of the base is characteristic of Portsmouth, New Hampshire-style case furniture in the Federal Chest of drawers. American. 1795–1805. Mahogany, mahogany and birch veneers with yellow poplar, white pine. Made in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

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