Object use
Support furniture
Object type
Table
Maker
Emmons & Archbald, cabinetmaker, chairmaker, manufacturer, and upholsterer, 1813-1825; Archbald, George, cabinetmaker, 1790-1870, active 1813-about 1844; Emmons, Thomas, cabinetmaker, about 1781-1825, active 1813-1825
Basis of maker
Stenciled inscription by Emmons and Archbald.
Place of origin
Boston, Massachusetts
Basis of origin
Emmons and Archbald worked on Orange (later Washington) street in Boston.
Date
1813-1825
Basis of date
Dated based on working dates of Emmons & Archbald.
Style
Empire
Materials
Mahogany; Gilding; Glass; Marble; Ormolu
Attributes & techniques
Carving; Gilding; Moldings
Marks, signatures, inscriptions
Label not transcribed or illustrated.
Dimensions
Height 34.75 in. (88.3 cm), Width 48.125 in. (122.2 cm), Depth 20.75 in. (52.7 cm)
Bibliography
Article: Page Talbott, "Boston Empire Furniture," Antiques 107, no. 5 (May 1975): 882, fig. 4.
Subject
Tables
Context
Gray and white marble top, probably original, has been repaired.
Current owner
Unknown
Credit
Unknown
Rights
Metadata and images digitized from the Decorative Arts Photographic Collection of the Winterthur Library. For reproduction requests or more information, contact DAPC at reference@winterthur.org.
Source
Decorative Arts Photographic Collection
Date digitized
2017-10-13
Date modified
2017-10-13