Pembroke Table Maker: Unknown

1790–1830

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Hume Furniture Study
Medium

Mahogany, mahogany and probably rosewood veneers; eastern white pine (front and fixed side rails, drawer interior), birch (back and hinged side rails), spruce (drawer runners)

Dimensions

27 7/8 × 21 5/8 × 32 3/8 in. (70.8 × 54.9 × 82.3 cm)
open: 43 7/8 in. (111.5 cm)

Credit Line

Anonymous gift in memory of Mrs. George H. Nettleton

Accession Number

1966.165

Geography

Made in New York, New York

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Furniture

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
With George Arons (dealer, 1901–1988) and Benjamin Arons (dealer, 1898–1978), Ansonia, Conn., by 1966; sold to Yale University, New Haven, Conn., June 8, 1966 [see note 1]; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1977

Note 1: Table was purchased by Josephine Setze (1902–1982), curator of the Intra-University Loan Collection at Yale, for use in the Yale University Faculty Club, and was transferred to the Gallery upon the Club’s closing in 1977.

Sources: George Arons: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 - AncestryLibrary.com

Benjamin Arons:U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 - AncestryLibrary.com

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 - AncestryLibrary.com
Bibliography
  • David L. Barquist, Elisabeth Donaghy Garrett, and Gerald W. R. Ward, American Tables and Looking Glasses in the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992), 150–51, no. 63, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

Pembroke tables

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