1959.0839 Table

Table (Dressing table)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Place of Origin:

    Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1755-1785

  • Materials:

    Maple; Birch; Pine, white; Chestnut

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.0839


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1959.0839

Object Name

Table (Dressing table)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Previously attributed to Salem, Massachusetts. However, materials and construction characteristics suggest a semirural origin to towns north of Salem in coastal Essex County, possibly Newbury area.

Date

1755-1785

Materials

Maple; Birch; Pine, white; Chestnut

Dimensions (inches)

32 (H) , 34.875 (W) , 19.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

81.28 (H) , 88.583 (W) , 48.895 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are of top. W (case) 30.5 in. (77.5 cm); W (feet) 32.75 in. (83.2 cm); D (case) 15.875 in. (40.3 cm); D (feet) 18.125 in. (46.3 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
Published: cat. no. 165, pp. 321-22.
[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Published: fig. 328.