Chest of drawers | Bureau

Manufacturer Alexander Roux (American, 1813 - 1886)

Manufacturer Alexander Roux and Company

Dateca. 1850-1860

Geographic OriginNew York, New York | United States of America

MediumRosewood, mapleX, cedar, glass, brass

DimensionsOverall: H 95 x W 51 x D 21 3/4 in. (H 241.3 x W 129.5 x D 55.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Lathrop E. Baldwin, 1975

Object number75.5C-H

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Object NameChest of drawers | Bureau

Marks and Labels/StampsInterior drawers of stand and chest and inside bed rails; Label reads: "FROM A. ROUX / FRENCH / CABINET MAKER / NOS. 479&481/BROADWAY / NEW YORKProvenanceBelonged to the Baldwin family, Newark silversmiths and jewelersExhibition History"Century of Revivials: Nineteenth-Century American Furniture in The Newark Museum," Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (September 1982 - July 1983)

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