Table, writing

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Table, writing

Entry/Object ID

SS.61.72

Description

Work-table: turret top; in face, three drawers, with brass lion-headed escutcheons and bails, brass locks; upper drawer opens to reveal green baize-faced writing board, hinged at forward edge, narrow compartment at right (compartment subdivided into three by moveable mahogany dividers, with rear filled with mahogany block, the upper face of which is shallow concavity); rear legs turned and reeded below body, terminating in turned tapered feet; front legs reeded below turret top, turned and reeded below body, and terminating in turned tapered feet.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1800 - 1810

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

31-1/4 in

Width

22 in

Depth

19-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 31 1/4 x 22 x 19 1/4 in. (79.4 x 55.9 x 48.9 cm)

Material

Mahogany, Baize, brass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

In general style, not unlike work of Phyfe or his shop. This form is also known as a "lady's companion."

Note Type

General Note

Note

The key to the drawers of this table has been tagged and placed in the key cabinet of the staff lounge at Sunnyside [Jessa J. Krick, 3/5/2012].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Irving's Bedroom