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Dressing Table

Date

1715-1740

GUSN

GUSN-72423

Description

Dressing table. Unidentified tropical wood; walnut veneer skirt, case sides, drawer fronts, and skirt bead; walnut legs, stretchers, and feet; pine secondary (except replaced parts). Rectangular top; three drawers with drop pulls; reverse-curve skirt with central arch, drops; Shaped stretcher in the form of an x with replaced finial. Rests on trumpet-turned legs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dressing tables
case furniture
tables (support furniture)
black walnut (wood)
brass (alloy)
inlay (process)
pine (wood)
wood (plant material)
pine (wood)
William and Mary
Walnut
Pine
Unidentified Tropical Wood
Brass
Inlaid
William and Mary
TABLE, DRESSING

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

30 1/4 x 33 5/8 x 21 5/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.615

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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