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Wood: primary: mahogany; secondary: eastern white pine
Finish: aniline dye, gel stain glaze, amber shellac, wax
I made this chest following Glen Huey's book, Illustrated Guide to Building Period Furniture. Per Huey, the design was standard around Boston, Massachusetts. See page 101 of Albert Sack's Fine Points of Furniture, Early American, for similar examples. Brasses from Horton Brasses, Inc.
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P.O. Box 379, Williamsburg, VA 23187