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Dressing table

about 1790–1810
Object PlacePortsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, satinwood veneer, maple veneer, pine
Dimensions91.44 x 87.31 x 40.64 cm (36 x 34 3/8 x 16 in.)
Credit LineFrederick Brown Fund
Accession number33.662
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsIn chalk on bottom of wide drawer: "4"
ProvenanceOwned by Brooks Reed, purchased at the sale of his gallery, Nov. 14-16, 1933 (Louis Joseph, Boston), Lot 207, described as a "McIntyre Dressing Table"; to MFA, December 1933, purchased for $575 (Accession Date: December 7, 1933).
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