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Dressing Table
English
about 1850
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Papier-mache
Dimensions
144.78 cm (57 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Margaret C. L. Gildea
Accession Number1977.874
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsFurniture – Tables, stands, screens
DescriptionPapier-maché, mother of pearl, black lacquer. With mirror, inlaid with mother of peral, serpentine shape cabriole legs, paw feet, lower shelf. Black lacquer with flowers inlaid and painted yellow, orange and red. Scrolled foliate design inlaid and gilded around triangular shelf. acanthus and foliate motifs around apron and legs. Mirror repeats floral design around edges.
Provenance1978, gift of Dr. Margaret C.-L. Gildea to the MFA. (January 11, 1978)