Table, library

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Table, library

Entry/Object ID

MP.87.192

Description

Library table, rectangular top with leather inset, cabriole legs and paw feet: brown leather panel has tooled geometric and floral band at border; top edge has acanthus leaf carving with stippled background; two drawers with half round edge moulding; four oval metal alloy drawer pulls in form of a patera; plated keyhole; gadrooned bottom edge with carved holes; carved leafy C-scrolls at corners of legs; leafy acanthus device around beaded oval at knee; hairy paw feet; one central stretcher; drawers dovetailed; handwritten label tacked to underside: "Belonged to Miss Caroline White, Died 1941."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1880

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

31-1/8 in

Width

46-3/4 in

Depth

25-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 31 1/8 x 46 3/4 x 25 3/4 in. (79.1 x 118.7 x 65.4 cm)

Material

Conifer, Leather, Mahogany veneer, oak, Mahogany

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Losses of veneer on top; many scratches on finish, legs particularly.

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, Centennial Bedroom