Work Table
Unidentified maker, New England, possibly Boston, Massachusetts, American, 19th century
about 1805
Inlaid and figured birchwood and mahogany with silk (reproduction) work basket
Overall: 39 1/4 × 19 3/4 × 16 3/4 in. (99.7 × 50.2 × 42.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Jerry Manne, Class of 1958
2008.13
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Furniture: Table
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Course History
HIST 9.1, Empires and Colonies in North America, Paul Musselwhite, Fall 2014
HIST 9.01, America: From Invasion to Independence, Paul Musselwhite, Fall 2019
Exhibition History
American Art, Colonial to Modern, Israel Sack Gallery and Rush Family Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 26, 2019-September 12, 2021.
Israel Sack Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, July 8, 2008-present.
Publication History
American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, vol. 6 (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, Inc., 1979), p. 1622, no. P4699.
Provenance
Descended in the Sears Family, Boston; Israel Sack Inc., New York; Lansdell K. Christie; Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, The Lansdell K. Christie Collection of Notable American Furniture, October 21, 1972, sale no. 3422, lot. 66; Israel Sack, Inc., New York; sold to Jerry Manne [Dartmouth Class of 1958], December 12, 1978; given to present collection, 2008
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