Basin stand

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Date1760-1800

Geography Probably made - United States

Medium/TechniqueMahogany (primary), yellow pine (secondary), brass hardware

DimensionsOverall (H x W x D): 30 1/2 in. x 13 1/16 in. x 13 in. (77.47 cm x 33.18 cm x 33.02 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin, 1923

Object numberM-330

DescriptionSquare basin stand with three shelves and a single drawer on four straight legs. The legs are square below the upper shelf and are chamfered on their interior edge below the drawer. The upper shelf has a large circular cut-out at center and two smaller circular cut-outs in the rear corners. The upper shelf is framed by four solid, flat-arched rails. The middle shelf has round edges and sits atop three solid rails and the drawer blade; the bottom edges of the three rails and blade below the drawer are cut out with astragal ends. The drawer front features scratch-beaded edges and a brass pull. The lower, shaped shelf is crossed boards half-lapped at center and to four supports that are set into the legs.

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