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On Display: House - Portsmouth Room
Table (Work table)
1815-1825
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Basswood
- Pine, white
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1957.0987
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0987
Object Name
Table (Work table)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is northeastern New England, most surviving examples seem to have orginated in the area of Newburyport, Massachusetts, where Miss Mary Ann Colman ran a girls' school where decoration of small tables and work boxes was a specialty.
Date
1815-1825
Materials
- Basswood
- Pine, white
- Paint
Dimensions (inches)
30.5 (H) x 17.625 (W) x 17.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
77.47 (H) x 44.768 (W) x 44.45 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD at top. W (feet) 16.5 in. (41.8 cm); D (feet) 16.5 in. (41.8 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published in no. 481.