Table, Writing
- Object Name:
- Table, Writing
- Creator:
- John W. Foster
- Date:
- 1790-1810
- Description:
- 28 x 17 x 34 1/2�, Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white pine. Rectangular writing table with a single long drawer and turned legs. The drawer front is fitted with a brass escutcheon and two round brass pulls. The tapered legs are turned and reeded with ring turned cuffs above elongated round feet. The top is screwed to the sides, the drawer joints are dovetailed, and the interior of the drawer has a mahogany divider split into three sections at the front.
- Provenance:
- J.W. Foster, Portsmouth to Ted Samuels, San Francisco; Ginsburg Levy, Inc., NY; Leonard Sunshine, NY and CT.
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Item Number:
- 1991.3
- Accession Number:
- 1991.3
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Strawbery Banke Museum
- Credit Line:
- Museum purchase with funds provided in part by Mr. and Mrs. B. Allen Rowland.
- Participating Organization:
- Strawbery Banke Museum
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