KAST
Kingston, New York, late-18^th century
Tiger maple and pine
Collection of the Old Dutch Church, Kingston, NY

According to information in Church files, the kast was “made for Gerrit Van Keuren of Kingston by a local cabinetmaker on Green Street in the 18th century.” The wood of this kast has an attractive tiger-striped figure and amber tone, which was apparently stripped and refinished.

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