Dressing table

Published/Created:: Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, United States
ca. 1750–1760
Physical Description:: 29 x 33 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.
Materials:: Walnut; brass
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Queen Anne walnut lowboy, the case with one long drawer simulating three-over-three small drawers, retaining the original brasses and flanked by chamfered fluted columns; molded top with notched corners, beautifully scrolled apron, graceful cabriole legs with shell-carved knees; voluted knee brackets and stockinged feet, bronze patina, the proportions and modeling of this example are exceptional.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 6, p. 1635, pl. P4805.
Variant Titles:: Queen Anne walnut lowboy
Topics:: Decoration and ornament--Queen Anne style
Furniture--United States
Period/Style:: Queen Anne
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 4805
Genre:: dressing tables (AAT)
low chests (AAT)
Format:: Image
Physical Object
Content Type:: Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Prints & Photographs
Rights:: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:: Public
Source Title:: Israel Sack, Inc., Archive
Source Created:: New York, New York, United States
1957–1990
Source Note:: Sack, May 1979
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.
Folder:: Folder 10319 cab1dr4 tiff
Yale Collection:: Yale University Art Gallery
Digital Collection:: Israel Sack Furniture Archive
oid pointer:: 10968632
OID:: 11870857
PID:: digcoll:847640