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Center table

(American, active 1836–1859)
about 1849
Object PlaceNew York, New York, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany veneer, pine, and black marble top
DimensionsOverall: 76.2 x 95.9 x 78.1 cm (30 x 37 3/4 x 30 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jonathan L. Fairbanks and Louisa A. Fairbanks
Accession number1986.963
On View
On view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceFrom the Roswell Gleason House (built about 1840), Dorchester, Massachusetts; by descent in the Gleason family to Mary K. Bowker; late 1970s, sold to Jonathan and Louisa Fairbanks; 1986, gift to the MFA.
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