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Table

Object number

RIF2868

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

Height: 26 in. (66.04 cm) Width, extended: 21 1/2 in. (54.61 cm) Depth, closed: 9 3/4 in. (24.765 cm)

Date

1750–90

Current location

Unknown

Geography

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

Medium

Mahogany

Marks

Unknown

Inscriptions

"Alice Stratton," in black paint, on underside of top; "Isaac Jones," in chalk, on underside of top

Provenance

Isaac Cooper Jones (1769–1865), Philadelphia; by descent to his son, Isaac Cooper Jones (1814–1895), Philadelphia; by descent to his son, Woodruff Jones (1841–1926), Philadelphia; by descent to the mother of Mrs. Mary B. Clark; by descent to her daughter Mary B. Clark, before 1992; consigned to Sotheby's, New York, June 19, 1992, lot 334

Associated names

Sotheby's
Isaac Cooper Jones
Isaac Cooper Jones
Mrs. Mary B. Clark
Woodruff Jones

Notes

This table may have been altered. It has a hinged leaf and legs.

Bibliography

Sotheby's, New York, Fine Americana, sale cat. (June 19, 1992), lot 334, ill.