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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Highboy
Object Number
1929-02-46
Description
Reeded shell carving on center drawer above apron with knob attached. Ogee-shaped apron w/acorn drops--slender cabriole legs with pad feet. Ogee molding at rop of stand reversed on cornice top. Four graduated full-width drawers with bank of 2 small drawers at sides and 1 deep drawer in center with shell repeated.
Comment
This piece was long believed to be made in Litchfield County, with features similar to highboys made in Wethersfield, Connecticut (possibly through regional movement of a Wethersfield-trained cabinetmaker). The piece has multiple stylistic and construction similarities to two extant highboys made by Elijah Loveland (1745-1826), active in Newington and Berlin. Further research would be needed to know if Loveland eventually worked in Litchfield County, or whether that attribution is incorrect.
Category
Date Made
1750-1790
Dimensions
71"H x 37.75"W x 19.5"D
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