Edmund M. Brown, center table, Portsmouth, ca. 1850
Entry/Object ID
2024.004.001
Description
Marble top center table with cabriole legs, grape carving on the knees, floral carving on the skirt, and curvilinear stretchers rising to a finial. On the underside of the marble top is written "E.M. BROWN & CO. / PORTSMOUTH / N.H. / [J aws] Express" as well as an "H" carved in the center underneath. There are wheeled castors on all four legs.
Acquisition
Accession
2024.004
Source or Donor
Blood, Wendy
Acquisition Method
Donation
Credit Line
In honor of Barbara Craven Widen, a life long resident of Portsmouth
John W. Downs (d. 1983) family, Portsmouth; used in their home on Marcy Street adjacent to the family ice-cream parlor; by descent in the family to the donor.