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Bureau Table

1750–65
Not on view
The Philadelphia origin of this bureau table is suggested because its case width is equal to its overall height, proportions that match a description in the 1772 Philadelphia Price Book. The prospect door, however, is tall and narrow in the mid-century manner. Most other known Philadelphia bureau tables have details which suggest a later, post–1765 date. The table's history of ownership in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, brings up the question of whether it was brought there from Philadelphia or made there by Philadelphia-trained craftsmen.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bureau Table
  • Date: 1750–65
  • Geography: Possibly made in Middletown, New Jersey, United States; Possibly made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Walnut, tulip poplar, white pine, white cedar
  • Dimensions: 31 3/4 x 35 1/2 x 20 3/4 in. (80.6 x 90.2 x 52.7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Andrew V. and Ethel D. Stout Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.126
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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