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FEDERAL LIBRARY TABLE

Attributed to Michael Allison
New York      Circa 1820

Primary Wood: Mahogany
Secondary Woods: White Pine, Tulip Poplar

Height: 29 7/8 inches
Width: 25 inches closed, 46 1/2 inches open
Depth: 39 inches

Provenance: Descended in the family of Thomas and Ann Whitlaw, 90 Catherine Street, New York; Ginsburg &. Levy; Mr. Charles E. Buckley.

References: For a very similarly turned and carved table please see Figure 82 on page 80 of Peter Kenny et. al., Duncan Phyfe, Master Cabinetmaker in New York. That table is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Inventory Number:  053

Attributed to Michael Allison
New York      Circa 1820

Primary Wood: Mahogany
Secondary Woods: White Pine, Tulip Poplar

Height: 29 7/8 inches
Width: 25 inches closed, 46 1/2 inches open
Depth: 39 inches

Provenance: Descended in the family of Thomas and Ann Whitlaw, 90 Catherine Street, New York; Ginsburg &. Levy; Mr. Charles E. Buckley.

References: For a very similarly turned and carved table please see Figure 82 on page 80 of Peter Kenny et. al., Duncan Phyfe, Master Cabinetmaker in New York. That table is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Inventory Number:  053