Dressing table
Unknown
1710–30 · Cherry, yellow poplar, birch, soft maple, red oak, ash · The American Wing
Period inventories refer to this type of table as a “chamber,” “dressing,” or “toilet” table, indicating its use in a bedroom for grooming. The drawers with drop pulls held brushes, combs, pomade pots, and scent bottles. Frequently made as companion pieces to high chests, dressing tables were often topped by a matching mirrored dressing stand or looking glass.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1710–30
- Medium
- Cherry, yellow poplar, birch, soft maple, red oak, ash
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909
