Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
ca. 1837
1953.197
Wood
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Chair table
Object name
Chair table
Date
1700-1750
Medium
Pine, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 28 1/2 x 46 x 42 1/2 in. ( 72.4 x 116.8 x 108 cm )
Description
Painted pine chair table with circular tilting top that lifts up to reveal lidded rectangular storage box with deep cyma-curved skirt; top braced by two cyma-curved battens attached to box by two spindles; trestle base consists of two solid planks shaped with cyma curves below storage area and set into sold feet with rounded ends.
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number
1920.96
Gallery Label
Chair tables were space savers, combining the functions of chair, table, and storage bin.
Provenance
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
