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Clothes press

Clothes press
Object name 
Clothes press
Date 
1810-1825
Medium 
Mahogany, tulip poplar, pine
Dimensions 
Overall: 49 x 50 x 110 1/2 in. ( 124.5 x 127 x 280.7 cm )
Description 
Mahogany Federal low clothes press; rectangular case with canted corners; two smaller drawers over long deep drawer over cabinet with two sliding trays behind double doors; carved hairy paw feet; gilt brass lion's head mounts with pendant ring pulls.
Credit Line 
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Object Number 
1950.128
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.