Dressing Table Leg, Vase and Ring Turned on a Ball Foot
Unidentified maker, New England, possibly Boston, Massachusetts, American, 19th century
1700-1730
Maple with original brown paint
Overall: 19 15/16 × 3 5/16 × 3 5/16 in. (50.7 × 8.4 × 8.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Trevor Fairbrother and John T. Kirk
2012.59.64
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Furniture: Table
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Exhibition History
"Collecting and Sharing: Trevor Fairbrother, John T. Kirk, and the Hood Museum of Art", Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, August 22-December 6, 2015.
Publication History
John T. Kirk, The Impecurious Collector's Guide to American Antiques, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982, p. 126, fig. 122.
Collecting and Sharing: Trevor Fairbrother, John T. Kirk, and the Hood Museum of Art, with contributions by Katherine Hart, Michael R. Taylor, John O'Reilly and James Tellin, Trevor Fairbrother and John T. Kirk, Hanover, New Hampshire: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, 2015, p. 74, no. 14.
John T. Kirk, "American Furniture in an International Context," inPerspectives on American Furniture. New York: Published for the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum by W.W. Norton, 1988. Illus. fig. 17, p. 60.
John T. Kirk, American Furniture: Understanding Styles, Construction, and Quality. New York: H.N. Abrams, 2000. Illus. fig. 63, p. 62.
John T. Kirk, Early American Furniture: How to Recognize, Evaluate, Buy, and Care for the Most Beautiful Pieces--HIgh-Style, Country, Primitive, and Rustic. New York: Knopf, 1970. Illus. fig. 202, p. 199.
Provenance
Collection of John T. Kirk and Trevor Fairbrother, Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 2012.
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