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On Display: House - Pennypacker Hall W/Window
Table (Dressing table)
1755-1785
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Newbury; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple
- Birch
- Pine, white
- Chestnut
Museum Object Number
1959.0839
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0839
Object Name
Table (Dressing table)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Newbury; Massachusetts; Essex; 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) x 34.875 (W) x 19.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
81.28 (H) x 88.583 (W) x 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).