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Early American varieties in the William and Mary style feature fl at tops and four or more turned legs on ball or bun feet, joined together by horizontal stretchers. Later versions, like this especially well-preserved and finely proportioned example from Philadelphia, rest on curved cabriole legs, often with the claw-and-ball feet typical of the prevailing Chippendale style, and distinctive scroll-top pediments with fi nials—here further embellished with carved rosettes and a central cartouche. The upward thrust of the pediment and finials, in combination with the rising design of the carved center drawers and original brasses, lend an appealing air of lightness to this imposing furniture form."]},"label":{"en":["Description"]}}],"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/L1968-41/full/!350,350/0/default.jpg","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg","height":350,"width":226,"service":[{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/L1968-41","type":"ImageService3","profile":"level2"}]}],"viewingDirection":"left-to-right","behavior":["individuals"],"requiredStatement":{"label":{"en":["Attribution"]},"value":{"en":["Princeton University Art Museum"]}},"provider":[{"id":"https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/about","type":"Agent","label":{"en":["Princeton Univesity Art Museum"]},"homepage":[{"id":"https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/","type":"Text","label":{"en":["Princeton Univesity Art Museum Homepage"]},"format":"text/html"}],"logo":[{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/puam_logo/full/!200,200/0/default.jpg","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg","height":38,"width ":200,"service":[{"@id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/puam_logo","@type":"ImageService2","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"}]}]}],"seeAlso":[{"id":"https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/39817","type":"Text","label":{"en":["Object Page in Online Collections Catalog"]},"format":"text/html"}],"partOf":[{"id":"https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/collection","type":"Collection"}],"items":[{"id":"https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/39817/canvas/39817-canvas-61619","type":"Canvas","height":2000,"width":1293,"items":[{"id":"https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/39817/page/39817-anno-61619","type":"AnnotationPage","items":[{"id":"https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/39817/annotation/39817-anno-61619","type":"Annotation","motivation":"painting","target":"https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/39817/canvas/39817-canvas-61619","body":{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/L1968-41/full/max/0/default.jpg","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg","height":2000,"width":1293,"service":[{"@id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/2/collection/L1968-41","@type":"ImageService2","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/L1968-41","type":"ImageService3","profile":"level2"}]}}]}],"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/L1968-41/full/!350,350/0/default.jpg","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg","height":350,"width":226,"service":[{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/L1968-41","type":"ImageService3","profile":"level2"}]}],"label":{"en":["View 1"]}},{"id":"https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/39817/canvas/39817-canvas-61620","type":"Canvas","height":2000,"width":1051,"items":[{"id":"https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/39817/page/39817-anno-61620","type":"AnnotationPage","items":[{"id":"https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/39817/annotation/39817-anno-61620","type":"Annotation","motivation":"painting","target":"https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/39817/canvas/39817-canvas-61620","body":{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/L1968-41_OBL/full/max/0/default.jpg","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg","height":2000,"width":1051,"service":[{"@id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/2/collection/L1968-41_OBL","@type":"ImageService2","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/L1968-41_OBL","type":"ImageService3","profile":"level2"}]}}]}],"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/L1968-41_OBL/full/!350,350/0/default.jpg","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg","height":350,"width":183,"service":[{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/L1968-41_OBL","type":"ImageService3","profile":"level2"}]}],"label":{"en":["View 2"]}}],"start":{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/L1968-41","type":"Canvas"}}