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Dressing table

1710–30
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774
The legs and feet of this table have a distinctive pattern found only in Philadelphia furniture in the William and Mary style. Notably they closely match those on a high chest and dressing table at the Philadelphia Museum of Art that Caspar Wistar ordered in 1726 from Philadelphia cabinetmaker John Head (d. 1754).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dressing table
  • Date: 1710–30
  • Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Black walnut, yellow pine, white cedar, sweet gum
  • Dimensions: 27 3/4 x 33 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. (70.5 x 85.7 x 52.7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Augusta W. Demuth, 1943
  • Object Number: 43.60
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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