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Object ID 2006.0008.106
Accession# 2006.0008
Object Name Chest Of Drawers
Description A mahogany chest of drawers painted blue from the 1920s. It is a reproduction of the Chippendale style, Heppelwhite or Sheraton substyle.
Date 1920s
Search Terms G.A.R. Hall
Grand Army of the Republic
Civil War
Drawers
Furniture
Collection Robert L. Hunker G.A.R. Collection
People Hunker, Robert L.
Subjects Drawers (Furniture components)
Furniture
Catalog date 03/28/2006
Catalog type History
Collector Robert L. Hunker
Count 1
Credit line Robert L. Hunker
Dimensions H-37.5 W-20.5 L-37.5 inches
Home Location G.A.R. Hall Museum
Material Wood/Brass
Notes Robert L. Hunker painted the chest of drawers blue as it was and is functional for silver storage. Mahogany was poor and inappropriate to the decor of the G.A.R. Hall.
Provenance Purchased by Robert L. Hunker for the G.A.R. Hall in 1962.
Recfrom Hunker G.A.R. Collection
Site G.A.R. Hall Museum
Site # 31
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