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Norm builds a stunning bowfront four-drawer chest, a replica of oneĀ built in 1807.
Old Sturbridge Village is a re-created New England village of the
1830s that includes a remarkable collection of more than 58
restored antique buildings and approximately 60,000 historic
artifacts that were made or would have been used in rural New
England in the early 1800s. Unfortunately, not all the village's
holdings of period furniture can be displayed at any one time.
Recently, Norm, a trustee of the museum, asked the curators to put
a stunning bowfront chest they had in storage on display in one of
the village's historic homes, the Salem Towne House, to inspire his
NEW YANKEE viewers. The stunning bowfront four-drawer chest was
built by Alden Spooner working in nearby Athol, Massachusetts, in
1807. Spooner, like many furniture makers of the time, was probably
well aware of pattern books and high style designs being made in
Europe and America, and this chest may well have been inspired by
furniture brought here from Great Britain. Norm builds his chest of
mahogany and is challenged to form the French feet and the
dovetailed bowfront drawers. This is not a project for a beginner,
but it's interesting to watch.