Dressing Table
Artist/Culture
American
Date1740–1760
Mediummahogany, pine, walnut
Dimensions75.9 x 87.2 x 54.6 cm (29 7/8 x 34 5/16 x 21 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Markings[WAM1965.264] painted on exterior surface of rear panel
[194.5817] in graphite on exterior surface of rear panel
Credit LineGift of the Paine Charitable Trust
Object number1965.264
DescriptionThis Queen Anne dressing table, or "lowboy," has a rectangle top with rounded edges, and each corner has a carved cleft. Double string inlay surrounds the top edges, and this is present on each of the drawer fronts. There are five drawers on the front surface, each with string inlay bordering the edges of their fronts. All brasses have been replaced, and heavy interior repairs have been made. The top graduated drawer has two bail pulls and on center escutcheon, and the two lower side drawers each have one escutcheon. The lower center drawer front is decorated with a fan pattern inlay, with seven lobed rays in lighter wood radiating from the bottom center, where there is a single brass pull. Each of the drawers are constructed with dovetail joins, and show grooves on the top surfaces of their side panels for smooth movement. On the bottom surface of the lower left drawer is a triangular incision, and on the right is a similar diagonal line. The rear of the dressing table consists of a single pine panel, as are the sides. The left side panel's apron is carved from a single piece of wood, while the right curve of the apron on the right side has been made flush with the rest of the panel. On the bottom edge of the dresser's front surface are two acorn-shaped drop finials, and two ogee pattern aprons support the curved knee blocks on either side. One knee block on the right front leg is detached. The dresser's Cabriole legs terminate in Pad feet with small supporting discs on the bottom.Provenanceowned by James Perkins Paine, great-great grandfather of Russell and Alice Paine, Gift of Paine Charitable Trust, January 25, 1965
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