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Dateca. 1820
Terms
- Tables
- Pine
- Massachusetts
Dimensions73.6 × 53.3 × 43.15 cm (29 × 21 × 17 in.)
MarkingsOn a card inside (now on file): "This table was formerly owned by the Thoreaus and was used by John Thoreau and his sons John and Henry in connection with the manufacture of their lead pencils."
Credit LineGift of Mr. Walton and Miss Anna Ricketson (1915)
Object numberTH3
DescriptionSmall pine table. Two drawers, each with two smooth knobs. Painted dark brown; large areas of worn or lost paint. Top surface overhangs the bottom; simple, square legs. Inside of top drawer has compartments for small items.
In form, it is like a work table without a work bag. The present coat of paint is a little too casually applied to suppose it was done in a cabinet shop, but no graining or fancy painting is visible. It may have been acquired new and unpainted in the 1820s.
In form, it is like a work table without a work bag. The present coat of paint is a little too casually applied to suppose it was done in a cabinet shop, but no graining or fancy painting is visible. It may have been acquired new and unpainted in the 1820s.
Collections
- Henry David Thoreau Collection
Object number: PER2190.1