Dressing Table

Additional Title(s)

Lowboy

Collections

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS

Date1750-1760

Mediummaple, pine, and brass

Dimensions30 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 21 in. (77.5 x 80 x 53.3 cm.)

DescriptionNew England dressing table with cabriole legs, pad feet, fan motif on central drawer, mid-rib drops with acorn finials

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gail-Oxford Collection

Status

On view

Label TextWith its elegantly curving cabriole legs and pad feet, its carved fan motif on the central drawer, and its mid-rib drops in a distinctive acorn-shaped shape, this dressing table is a fine example of American furniture in the late Baroque style. The table was most likely used by a woman while applying her make-up and dressing her hair.

Object number2016.11.4