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William Beakes/Inscriptions

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 / Christopher Storb / 18 Comments

Several of the pencil inscriptions on the chest of drawers made by William Beakes III are faint and have wear associated with drawer bottoms running over drawer dividers. A question about a latin phrase in the last post prompted me to post images of that phrase and one other made with infrared photography. Wood is … Continue reading William Beakes/Inscriptions

William Beakes, Joyner

March 23, 2021March 26, 2021 / Christopher Storb / 16 Comments

My article about a chest of drawers made by the joiner William Beakes in 1720 has just been published in the 21st Anniversary/Spring 2021 issue of the magazine Antiques & Fine Art. The chest is owned by the Dietrich American Foundation. In 2013 during the survey of the Foundation's furniture collection, I performed a detailed examination of the … Continue reading William Beakes, Joyner

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