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Pembroke table |
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Object numberRIF2082 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions26 1/2 × 32 × 32 in. (67.31 × 81.28 × 81.28 cm) |
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Date17901810 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany (primary); satinwood (inlay); chestnut (drawer linings and stationary rails next to hinged rails); maple (hinged rails); white pine (drawer supports, innermost stationary rail) |
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MarksNone |
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Inscriptions"2," in graphite on exterior of one hinged rail |
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ProvenanceLillian Rubin Solomon (19001994) and Nathan L. Solomon (18981975), Englewood, New Jersey, and Palm Beach, Florida; by descent to The Lillian Solomon Trust, before 2006; consigned to Sotheby's, New York, October 7, 2006, lot 285 |
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Associated namesNathan L. SolomonLillian Solomon Trust Sotheby's Lillian Rubin Solomon |
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ConstructionThe table's top is held in place with glue blocks. There are three horizontal and two vertical glue blocks along the short end. The one original vertical glue block is chestnut. The side glue blocks are replaced. The legs are joined to the rails with nine millimeter-wide, centered tenons with visible scribe lines. Large pegs are visible on the sides of the legs. The hinged rails are secured with pins. There is no upper rail over the drawer. The drawer supports are each held in place with two cut nails. |
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BibliographySotheby's, New York, Important Americana Including Property from the Rhode Island Historical Society, sale cat. (October 7, 2006), 204, lot 285, ill. |