Basin Stand

Date1740-1770

MediumMahogany, mahogany veneer, oak, and deal

DimensionsOH: 35"; OD outside ring of top: 11"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1950-293

DescriptionBasin stand, molded, circular ring connected by three short, curved elements to triangular box with concave sides; small drawer in one side; from base of box, three long, columnar posts extend to triangular base with dished, circular depression in top supported on three cabriole legs terminating in snake feet.

Woods: Mahogany and mahogany veneer; oak drawer bottom; deal interior framing of box.
MarkingsBrass tack beneath base numbered "288"
ProvenanceEx. Coll. Florence H. Crane, Castle Hill, Ipswich, Massachusetts.