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A wash stand with a flip top opening for a wash basin and a lower drawer with a brass drawer pu…
Wash Stand
A wash stand with a flip top opening for a wash basin and a lower drawer with a brass drawer pu…
A wash stand with a flip top opening for a wash basin and a lower drawer with a brass drawer pull.
Wash Stand, Unknown Maker, c. 1820, mahogany and brass, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Wash Stand

Maker
Datec. 1820
MediumMahogany and brass
Dimensions35 3/4 × 16 1/2 × 16 1/2 inches (90.8 × 41.9 × 41.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Sarah Cunningham.
Object numberOT1959.20.a-b
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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextMade for holding a wash basin and water pitcher, washstands were in extensive use throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries, eventually disappearing with the advent of modern indoor plumbing.
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