Table
- Title:
- Pier Table
- Object Name:
- Table
- Creator:
- Attributed to Joseph Buss or Timothy Davis
- Date:
- 1730-1760
- Material:
- Walnut
- Dimensions:
- H-24 W-18 D-10.5 inches
- Description:
- Long, narrow walnut table with cabriole legs and pad feet; beveled edge originally held marble top; recently a painted wooden top has been added; molded front and side rails; back rail is flat and had been cut to accommodate chair rail (?).
- Provenance:
- By tradition this table belonged to Sir William Pepperrell; was in Benning Wentworth House in Cushing era; mentioned in Ann Cushing Coffin's will of 1882; may have been left to J.T. Coolidge by Anna Cushing in 1940; may have come to Athenaeum from Mrs. Coolidge in 1950s.
- Subjects:
- Table, Table, Pier
- People:
- Pepperrell, William (Sir), 1696-1759, Buss, Joseph, dfl. 1711, Davis, Timothy, c1680-c1758, Coffin, Ann E., Coolidge, John Templeman, 1856-1945, Cushing, Anna, 1847-1940
- Place of Origin:
- Probably Portsmouth, NH
- Collection Name:
- Art Artifact Collection
- Item Number:
- C09.540
- Accession Number:
- C09.540
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Portsmouth Athenaeum
- Credit Line:
- Portsmouth Athenaeum
- Participating Organization:
- Portsmouth Athenaeum
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