Table
- Object Name:
- Table
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.002
- Place of Origin:
- New England
- Date:
- 1830-1840
- Description:
- Work Table, drop leaf, two drawers. Two drop leaves, attached with two screwed-in hinges each. When open, table top is rectangular; leaves are held up with a small wooden rod on a pivot. Drawers have bird's eye maple veneer fronts. Two wooden drawer pulls of curly maple on each drawer. Drawers are of dovetail construction. "V" engraved in bottom of upper drawer. "VI" engraved in bottom of lower drawer. Illegible pencil inscription on back of top drawer. Legs are turned with balluster turnings. Red wash throughout (except on veneer).
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-28.875 W-32.75 D-20 inches
- Provenance:
- From collection of Dr. Dorothy Vaughan, preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, NH, artifacts.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan
- People:
- Vaughan, Dorothy M. (1904-2004)
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