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Dining Table

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1785-1800

GUSN

GUSN-269517

Description

Federal style mahogany dining table with a demi-lune hinged top; inlay with tasseled drapery swags and fans; square tapering legs; rear two legs swing as gates to support the opened top. Possibly made in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dining tables
mahogany (wood)
Table, Dining

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

29 8/16 x 53 14/16 x 23 8/16 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of John Elwyn Stone

Accession Number

1975.162

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