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Dressing Table, 1760–80, American black walnut; yellow poplar (drawer sides and dust boards); Atlantic white cedar (drawer b…
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Table · Philadelphia

Dressing Table

Maker unknown · Philadelphia · 1760–80

Medium
American black walnut; yellow poplar (drawer sides and dust boards); Atlantic white cedar (drawer bottoms, dividers between the drawers, drawer supports, back board, and glue blocks)
Dimensions
30.9 x 33.3 x 20.7 in. (78.5 x 84.6 x 52.7 cm)
Accession
1930.2001
Credit line
Mabel Brady Garvan Collection
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