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From: "Shreve, Crump & Low Co. advertisement," Antiques 100 (October 1971): back cover
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Dining table

Object number

RIF921

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

Open: 28 × 47 × 53 in. (71.12 × 119.38 × 134.62 cm)

Date

1720–40

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Made in, Possibly made in Rhode Island
(view a map of Rhode Island)

Medium

Cherry

Marks

Unknown

Inscriptions

Unknown

Provenance

Shreve, Crump and Low Company, Boston, 1971

Associated names

Shreve, Crump and Low Company

Notes

The Shreve, Crump, and Low Company advertisement states that the table was made in Rhode Island, but the place of origin of the table is unclear. The turnings are more commonly associated with Massachusetts, although cherry is used more in Rhode Island.

Bibliography

"Shreve, Crump, and Low Co. advertisement," Antiques 100, no. 4 (October 1971): ill. back cover.