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Joseph Rawson I

Dressing Bureau
Now On View

Maker

Attributed to Joseph Rawson I (American, 1760-1835), cabinetmaker

Culture

American

Title

Dressing Bureau

Year

ca. 1813

Medium

  • mahogany,
  • chestnut,
  • yellow poplar,
  • mahogany,
  • rosewood,
  • and light wood veneers,
  • ivory

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Mahogany,
  • chestnut,
  • yellow poplar,
  • Mahogany,
  • rosewood,
  • and light wood veneers,
  • ivory

Materials

mahogany, chestnut, rosewood veneer, tulipwood, mahogany veneer

Geography

Place Made: Providence; Place Made: Rhode Island

Dimensions

182.9 x 96.5 cm (72 x 38 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Furniture Exchange Fund and Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

77.020

Type

  • Furniture

Publications

  • Books

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

  • Books

American Furniture In Pendleton House

Exhibition History

18th and 19th-Century American Galleries
Jun 19, 2015
Charles Pendleton House
Jan 02, 2015
Focus on Form
American Furniture from the Museum's Collection
Apr 01, 1998 – May 21, 2000

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Attributed to Joseph Rawson I (American, 1760-1835), cabinetmaker
Dressing Bureau, ca. 1813
Mahogany, chestnut, yellow poplar, mahogany, rosewood, and light wood veneers, ivory
182.9 x 96.5 cm (72 x 38 inches)
Furniture Exchange Fund and Mary B. Jackson Fund 77.020

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