Collection Highlights
Three Iroquois: Atotárho Protected by Black Snakes, Flanked by Deganawida Offering Wampum and Hiawatha
c. 1827
X.520[dup]
Watercolor, black and brown ink, and brown gouache over graphite on beige paper, laid on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dressing table with mirror
Object name
Dressing table with mirror
Date
1830-1850
Medium
Mahogany; poplar, pine
Dimensions
Overall: 66 1/2 x 36 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. ( 168.9 x 92.1 x 47 cm )
Description
Mahogany dressing table with mirror; rectangular form with slightly overhanging top with gallery and rounded front corners, two full-width drawers of equal size (missing pulls), turned legs, and lower shelf with indented front edge; mirror with plain, rectangular frame.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Elsie Dwight Alling, in memory of Samuel Bayard Dod, father of Isabel G. Dod
Object Number
1944.222ab
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this dressing table belonged to Mrs. Samuel McCulloh, maternal great-grandmother of Miss Isabel G. Dod.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
