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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 684859, member: 5066&quot;]There are 2 ways these &quot;architectural&quot; chests were built. In some, the panels (often tombstone shaped like yours, sometimes square or rectangular) can be carved from a solid piece of wood or more often, another board was applied over the case front/sides itself (like yours).</p><p>Panels carved from solid wood </p><p>click to enlarge</p><p>[ATTACH=full]185917[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://northeastauctions.com/product/rare-paint-decorated-poplar-architectural-dower-chest-probably-pennsylvania-dated-1782/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://northeastauctions.com/product/rare-paint-decorated-poplar-architectural-dower-chest-probably-pennsylvania-dated-1782/" rel="nofollow">https://northeastauctions.com/product/rare-paint-decorated-poplar-architectural-dower-chest-probably-pennsylvania-dated-1782/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>More often the panels were &quot;applied&quot; with another board over case front/sides like yours is</p><p>click to enlarge</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]185918[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/3399?&amp;searchField=All&amp;sortBy=Relevance&amp;ft=dower+chest&amp;offset=0&amp;rpp=20&amp;amp;pos=2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/3399?&amp;searchField=All&amp;sortBy=Relevance&amp;ft=dower+chest&amp;offset=0&amp;rpp=20&amp;amp;pos=2" rel="nofollow">https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/3399?&amp;searchField=All&amp;sortBy=Relevance&amp;ft=dower+chest&amp;offset=0&amp;rpp=20&amp;amp;pos=2</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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