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Dressing Table

Date

1900-1920

GUSN

GUSN-58859

Description

Reproduction dressing table. Pine with burled walnut veneer. Dressing glass on splashboard. Serpentine front to frame with inlaid front rail. Contains one drawer that is nailed together. Construction of drawer and frame, along with pattern of reeding and the design of the dressing glass indicate that this piece is reproduction Federal-style.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dressing tables
pine (wood)
Federal
Table
Table, Dressing
Table, Dressing

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

29 1/2 x 35 3/8 x 18 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.2945

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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