Edmund M. Brown, center table, Portsmouth, ca. 1850

Object/Artifact

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Portsmouth Historical Society

Name/Title

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

Made/Created

Manufacturer

E.M. Brown & Co.

Date made

circa 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Manufacturer's Mark

Location

On the underside of the marble top

Transcription

H

Notes

Designating the marble company

Type

Manufacturer's Mark

Location

Underside of marble top

Transcription

"E.M. BROWN & CO. / PORTSMOUTH / N.H. / [J aws] Express."

Dimensions

Height

28-1/4 in

Width

35 in

Depth

26-1/4 in

Material

Marble, Mahogany

Provenance

Notes

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.