19th Century Cedar Storage Trunk with Exposed Dovetails and Crack
Cedar trunk, mid 19th century storage trunk with exposed dovetails and fitted interior, height 20.08 in., width 37.80 in., depth 21.65 in., crack to top
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- Dovetail Joints - At regular intervals in one board, wedge-shaped projections are cut, which fit and are glued into matching recesses cut in the corresponding board opposite, thus forming a 'dovetail' appearance. One of the strongest joints devised for furniture. Found in most drawers and the joints fixing the tops, bottoms and rails at right angles to the side pieces of most cabinets. Before the invention of the dovetail joint, furniture had been held together by metal or wooden dowels or pegs.
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