Collection Highlights
Untitled (Skating in Central Park, N.Y.)
Date:
ca. 1890
Object Number:
PR.020.50.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Two-part dining table
Object Number:
1946.69ab
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Mahogany, poplar, brass
Dimensions:
Each (section): 29 x 56 x 29 in. (73.7 x 142.2 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Mahogany Federal dining table in two half-circular sections, each with a rectangular leaf attached; each section supported on a pedestal base with four reeded sabre legs terminating in brass paw feet with casters.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this table belonged to Israel Corse (1769-1842), great-grandfather of the donor. It may have been acquired at the time of his marriage in 1810 to Abigail Doty.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Francis Parsons Webb
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
