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Dressing table

About 1700–20
Object PlaceNew England, probably Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueWalnut, walnut veneer, pine, possibly oak
DimensionsOverall: 78.7 x 86.4 x 54.6 cm (31 x 34 x 21 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Marguerite Souther
Accession number68.304
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsStamped in blue ink, interior of left drawer: " . . . G. . . . ABRAHAM / Furniture Dealer, / . . . ST. JAMAICA PLAIN"
ProvenanceEarly history unknown; inscription suggests it was inthe inventory of an antiques dealer named G. Abraham, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts; gift of Miss Marguerite Souther, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts (Accession Date June 12, 1968)
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