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On Display: House - Essex Hall
Table (Bureau table)
1720-1730
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Stratford; Connecticut; Housatonic River Valley; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Pine, white
- Cedar, Northern white
- Pine, yellow
Museum Object Number
1952.0148
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1952.0148
Object Name
Table (Bureau table)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Stratford; Connecticut; Housatonic River Valley; United States; North America
Date
1720-1730
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Pine, white
- Cedar, Northern white
- Pine, yellow
Dimensions (inches)
31.25 (H) x 34.75 (W) x 20.125 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
79.38 (H) x 88.265 (W) x 51.118 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW of top; OD at feet. W (case) 30.5 in. (77.4 cm); W (feet) 33 in. (83.8 cm); D (top) 20 in. (50.8 cm); D (case) 18.5 in. (46.3 cm). Dim. of writing surface: W 29 in. (73.4 cm); D 18.5 in. (46.3 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. 188, pp. 384-85.Article: Cooke, Edward S. 01//1984 Craftsman-Client Relations in the Housatonic Valley, 1720-1800. Antiques. 125 (1)
• Published: 272, fig. 1Article: Arkell, Peter & Trent, Robert F. 1986 A New American Bureau Table. Maine Antiques Digest.
• Published: p. 36-C, fig. 11Article: Cooke, Edward S. 1987 The Warland Chest: Early Georgian Furniture in Boston. Maine Antiques Digest.
• Published: p. 13-C, fig. 14nt