Dressing table

American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 711

Period inventories refer to this type of table as a “chamber,” “dressing,” or “toilet” table, indicating its use in a bedroom for grooming. The drawers with drop pulls held brushes, combs, pomade pots, and scent bottles. Frequently made as companion pieces to high chests, dressing tables were often topped by a matching mirrored dressing stand or looking glass.

Dressing table, Cherry, yellow poplar, birch, soft maple, red oak, ash, American

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Dressing table, Cherry, yellow poplar, birch, soft maple, red oak, ash, American
Dressing table, Cherry, yellow poplar, birch, soft maple, red oak, ash, American
Dressing table, Cherry, yellow poplar, birch, soft maple, red oak, ash, American

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