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Table (Dressing table)
1750-1775
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Chestnut
- Oak, red
- Poplar, yellow
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1958.2775
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2775
Object Name
Table (Dressing table)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Previously attributed to Newport, Rhode Island.
Date
1750-1775
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Chestnut
- Oak, red
- Poplar, yellow
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
31.75 (H) x 39.875 (W) x 22.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
80.645 (H) x 101.283 (W) x 56.515 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are of top. W (case): 32 in. (81.3 cm); W (feet): 33.875 in. (86.0 cm); D (case): 20 in. (50.8 cm); D (feet): 22 in. (55.9 cm).
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. 170, pp. 334-37.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. 326.Electronic: Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF1427Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• See p. xv, fig. 5 for a related example attributed to Chester or Delaware County, PA.Catalogue: 1995 Important Americana: The Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Henry P. Deyerle.
• Related examples, lots 420 and 634.