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Side table

Artist:: Sefferin Alken (active 1744, died ca. 1783)
Date:: 1765
Culture:: British
Medium:: Carved and painted pine, marble sheets veneered on a cement core
Dimensions:: Frame: H. 33-1/2 x W. 83-7/16 x D. 33-3/8 in. (85.1 x 211.9 x 84.8 cm); Marble top: H. 2 x W. 84 x D. 34 in. (5.1 x 213.4 x 86.4 cm)
Classification:: Woodwork
Credit Line:: Fletcher Fund, 1965
Accession Number:: 65.127a, b

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 509

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Marking: PRODUCE OF ENGLAND (stamped twice on top of frame, left back and center front)
Provenance

Gallery, Croome Court, Worcestershire, EnglandEarls of Coventry , Croome Court, Worcestershire, England ; Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Who
Robert Adam (46)

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What
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A.D. 1600-1800 (67,255)
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