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Pedestal

(active about 1870)
about 1870
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueWalnut, burl veneer, pine
DimensionsOverall: 102.9 x 47 x 47 cm (40 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by a friend of the Department of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture
Accession number1994.21
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsPrinted paper label glued to inside of base. "E. MAHAR, / Carver & Cabinet Maker / Rich & Plain Furniture / Made from New and Original Designs, / INLAID ROSEWOOD, BLACK WALNUT, &C. / ALSO STAIR POSTS AND PEDESTALS / MANTLES (sic) DONE IN THE NEATEST MANNER / No. 390 TREMONT STREET / BOSTON."
ProvenanceA Brookline, Mass., estate; 1994, purchased by the Museum at Grogan & Co.'s auction of "Fine Furniture, Decorations, and Oriental Carpets, January 27, 1994, lot 80 (Accession Date February 23, 1994)
High chest of drawers
High chest of drawers
about 1700–20
Chest of drawers
Chest of drawers
1700–20
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Chest-on-chest
1715–25
Dressing table
Dressing table
about 1710
Dressing table
about 1760
High chest of drawers
High chest of drawers
1700–25
Console table
Console table
Thomas Seymour
1804–09
Console table
Console table
Thomas Seymour
1804–09
Worktable
Worktable
John Seymour
1800–10
Side chair (one of a pair)
about 1870–1880
Side chair (one of a pair)
about 1870–1880
Dressing table
about 1730–60