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Dower Chest

Title	Dower Chest
Date	ca. 1780 18th century
Medium	Yellow pine
Origin	American American
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1933
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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