Federal bowfront chest of drawers, attributed to the workshop of Abiel White (1766–1844), Weymouth, Mass., circa 1800. The primary wood is mahogany, the secondary wood is white pine, and it measures 34-3/8 inches high, 42 inches wide and 21¼ inches deep. For a discussion of White and his workshop, see Brock Jobe, Gary R. Sullivan and Jack O’Brien, Harbor & Home: Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts, 1710-1850, pages 35–38, and especially his chests on pages 190–192.

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