Dressing table

Object Number: 
1963.73
Date: 
1760-1780
Medium: 
Cherry; poplar, pine
Dimensions: 
Overall: 31 1/4 x 36 x 22 1/2 in. ( 79.4 x 91.4 x 57.2 cm )
Description: 
Cherry Queen Anne/Chippendale dressing table; rectangular top overhanging on all four sides with thumbnail molding on front and sides; case containing four lipped drawers, one full-width top drawer above a tier of three smaller drawers; middle drawer in lower tier with brass button pull at the base of an intaglio fan; front skirt shaped with deep reverse curves rising to double serpentine arch at center; side skirts shaped with reverse curves rising to a central arch; raised on bracketed cabriole legs terminating in pad feet.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group