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Constructed of stack-laminated wood planks, carved and worked into a smooth body of organic form, bulbous on sides and curving in at center (roughly peanut-shaped); bisected along horizontal axis where lid, hinged at back, meets bottom of chest; bottom flows into base formed as tapering cylinder with domed foot; the lid with three up-curved projections at top center (central projection serves as grip to raise lid). Interior fitted with removable wooden housing for two stereo components: turntable on left, stereo/radio receiver on right; inset pierced with rows of circular holes in front of and behind receiver; black leather strap in center, one end attached to cavity of lid, the other attached to stereo housing.

This chest for stereo is wood (walnut), stack-laminated and carved, metal, leather, stereo components with the following markings: Carved on right side of domed foot: WC 73. Its dimensions are: H x W x D (open): 150 x 109.2 x 76 cm (59 1/16 x 43 x 29 15/16 in.) H x W x D (closed): 113.3 x 109.2 x 55.9 cm (44 5/8 x 43 x 22 in.).

This chest for stereo is from United States and dated 1973.

Gift of Linda and Irwin R. Berman. Its provenance is Linda and Irwin R. Berman (Gift) We acquired this object in 2005.

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