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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)