Collection Highlights
Manhattan Rifles!
Date:
1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.055.3.226
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Luce Center
Chair table
Object Number:
1920.96
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.
Gallery Label:
Chair tables were space savers, combining the functions of chair, table, and storage bin.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
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.
