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Highchest Base

Date

1735-1770

GUSN

GUSN-72422

Description

Highchest Base Table. Maple primary wood, white pine secondary wood. Rectangular top with molded edge. Central drawer over arched apron. Flanking drawers over reverse curves. Rests on slender cabriole legs and pad feet. Replaced hardware.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dressing tables
case furniture
tables (support furniture)
brass (alloy)
mahogany (wood)
maple (wood)
Norway spruce (wood)
maple (wood)
Queen Anne
Maple
Pine
Mahogany
Brass
Queen Anne
TABLE, DRESSING

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

32 1/2 x 38 1/2 x 22 5/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.614

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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