Dressing Table with Mirror
Datec. 1830
MediumMahogany, poplar, and white pine
Dimensions71 × 38 1/2 × 19 inches (180.3 × 97.8 × 48.3 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Margaret Gray Thomas.
Object numberOT1951.20
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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 TextThis is an American Empire style mahogany dressing table with a pediment over a swivel mirror held aloft by composite columns. The dressing table contains two small drawers supporting the mirror columns, three drawers in the table, two short and one long, all with wooden knobs. The legs are formed from Ionic columns supported by a stretcher shelf.
This piece was purchased by a member of the Owens family from its maker in Philadelphia, probably for the house where it still resides. At the time of manufacture, oceangoing steamboats maintained regular commercial shipping and passenger routes from Eastern coastal ports such as New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Charleston, and Savannah.