Dressing table

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Status

On view

Date1765-1775

Artist Unknown

Medium/TechniqueMahogany

DimensionsOther: 33 in. × 22 1/2 in. × 40 5/8 in. (83.82 cm × 57.15 cm × 103.19 cm)

Credit LineGift: Jess and Grace Pavey Fund, 2018 Conservation courtesy of The Founders, Washington Committee Endowment Fund

Object numberM-5707

DescriptionMahogany serpentine dressing table with a long central drawer surmounting three drawers on either side of a recessed kneehole door. The table rests on ogee bracket feet below an ogee base molding. The top has an ogee molded lip and follows the serpentine contours of the front. The sides of the top are curved inward, while the side panels are straight.

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