Description
Fancy Canajoharie New York miniature Empire three drawer chest. Marked on the back and inside the top drawer: Peter VanEvera “A Blind Man” at Mapletown N.Y.
Important Miniature Signed New York Blind Cabinetmaker Empire Chest — SOLD — SOLD
Has ripple moldings and an old crusty varnish surface with what appears to be the original mirror and backboard.r
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(I have United States Federal Census info on him starting in 1850 when he was 16 through age 38 listing him as blind and his occupa – Measures 10 1/2″ wide by 7″ deep by 15 1/2 including mirror.
