Table, Dressing

Object Name:

Table, Dressing

Object ID:

2017.040

Creator:

Washburn, Calvin (1826-1909)

Place of Origin:

Lebanon, NH

Date:

circa 1850

Description:

Dressing table. Made by Calvin Washburn (1826-1909), Lebanon, NH. Rectangular. Painted and grained pine. Four turned legs. One drawer with two wooden knobs. Shaped backboard extending 5" above table surface. "C. Washburn / Lebanon, N H" painted on reverse of backboards.

Material:

Wood
Pine

Dimensions:

H-33.3 W-34.25 D-15.8 inches

Provenance:

Calvin Washburn (1826-1909) was born in Pomfret, VT, the son of Nahum and Polly (Bruce) Washburn. By 1840, the Washburn family had moved to Canaan, NH. Calvin Washburn worked as a cabinetmaker and furniture dealer living in Pomfret, VT, in 1849 and 1850. He appears as a cabinetmaker in the Enfield, NH, 1860 census. In 1862, Washburn enlisted at Enfield, serving as a private in Co. H., 11th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers during the Civil War. By 1870, Washburn, his wife, and children had moved to Indianapolis, IN, where he worked as a carpenter through 1889. Washburn then moved to Petoskey, Michigan, where he farmed until his death in 1909.

Credit Line:

Gift of Philip Zea in honor of Donna-Belle Garvin

People:

Washburn, Calvin (1826-1909)

Subjects:

Dressing tables