| Figure 69 Kast, Albany, New York, 1720-1750. Gum and maple with tulip poplar and white pine. H. 81", W. 78", D. 30". (Courtesy, Hill-Hold Museum, Campbell Hall, New York, gift of Mrs. Helen Bell; photo, Gavin Ashworth.) Although the cornice of the kast is clearly from the same shop that produced the remainder of the case, it is 1 1/2 inches too narrow for the architrave. The most likely explanation for the discrepancy is that the family owned two kasten from the same shop and the cornices were transposed during a move or an estate division. This kast has affinities with Kingston examples dating between 1750 and 1800, but the ultimate stylistic source for the Kingston tradition resides in Albany, not with the Jansen kast. | |
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