Figure 13 Joined cupboard, Boston or Cambridge, Massachusetts, 16701700. Oak and maple with oak and pine. H. 60", W. 49 3/4", D. 23 1/4". (Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funds provided by the Theta Charity Antiques Show.) Two corbels, some applied moldings and plaques, the knobs, and the bottoms of the posts are modern restorations. The pillars are slender versions of those on several cupboards that clearly are part of the Cambridge group. |