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This is a major dining room piece, built in the style of the Eighteenth Century, but not from any piece known to the maker. It is a five drawer chest, with many of the trimmings. Except for two boards, this was made from a single flitch of Pennsylvania Black Cherry of beautiful grain and color; the secondary wood is hard maple. The sides of both the lower and upper cases, and the top, are from single planks, and have the traditional cathedral grain oft seen in good cherry. Built in two pieces, both have dovetailed carcases. The finish is freshly made, toned shellac, rubbed out and waxed. The brasses are from Horton. This Hutch will be handed down for many generations. |