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Side Table

Date1710-1760

OriginAmerica, New Hampshire

MediumWhite pine top and frame; maple legs and stretchers

DimensionsOH:24 1/2";OW:33 3/8";OD:23 1/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1933-83

DescriptionSide table without drawer. Flat, oval top, painted dark green with painted checkerboard at center in lighter green and white; large, white star painted at either end, with a pair of parallel rows of shallow, punched holes (32 holes in each row) between star and checkerboard; painted inscription: "STAR CHECKERS....." on either side of checkerboard; top braced on underside by shaped, rectangular brace extending from one side to other; frame composed of four, straight sides, molded on lower edge; supported on four blocked, baluster and spool-turned legs terminating in high button feet; legs braced by four rectangular stretchers, molded on upper, outside edge.
MarkingsPainted inscription on top on either side of checkerboard, "STAR CHECKERS..." and "9617" in chalk underneath
ProvenanceAccording to information provided by vendor, the table was apparently aquired by her in Portsmouth New Hampshire