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Dressing Table

1762–90
Not on view
This dressing table was made en suite with a high chest (18.110.4) and doubtless in the same shop. Careful examination, however, suggests that the pieces were carved by different hands. The carving here, though superficially similar to that on the high chest, exhibits a greater depth and sense of liveliness.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dressing Table
  • Date: 1762–90
  • Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Mahogany, mahogany veneer, tulip poplar, yellow
    pine, white cedar
  • Dimensions: 31 1/4 x 35 7/8 x 21 3/8 in. (79.4 x 91.1 x 54.3 cm)
  • Credit Line: Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1932
  • Object Number: 32.93
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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