Table

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Table

Entry/Object ID

MP.87.72

Description

Pedestal table wih octagonally-shaped top: rotating top with four true and four sham drawers, each with escutcheon; "four-part" cluster column pedestal with rounded base; two rectangular-in-section horizontal legs with rounded edges cross at center and rest on flattened ball feet; four brass casters; pieced veneers on top radiate from centers; banding pieced at edges; secondary wood; true drawers (numbered on bottom "I" through "IIII") arranged counter clockwise; "I" a short drawer; "II" a short drawer; "III" a long, divided drawer; "IIII" a short divided drawer.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1834 - 1867 Date made: r. 1834 - 1867

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

30 in

Diameter

52-1/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 30 x 52 1/16 in. (76.2 x 132.2 cm)

Material

Mahogany, Tulip poplar, brass

Condition

Notes

Remarks: During inventory process (December, 2009), tabletop noted to be severely warped and separating; 1" gap halfway around, particularly on window side, observed by Kate Johnson and Jessa Krick; thought to be relatively recent change in object condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Missing brass escutcheons sham drawer between II and III; missing brass escutcheons sham drawer between III and IIII; missing brass escutcheons on drawer IIII; wear on feet.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Miss Caroline White, Unknown

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Dining Room