Tables, Tea
QUEEN ANNE PORRINGER TOP TEA TABLE
New England, Probably Newport, Rhode Island
Circa 1740-1760
Primary Wood: Mahogany
Secondary Wood: Pine
Height: 25 1/4 inches
Width: 34 1/4 inches
Depth: 24 1/4 inches
Provenance: Ginsburg & Levy, Inc., New York; Private Collection, New York.
Reference: Other examples of Porringer top tea tables are in the collection of Colonial Williamsburg ( see Barry A. Greenlaw, New England Furniture at Williamsburg, Plate 125), and Winterthur (see Joseph Downs, American Furniture – Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, number 302
Inventory Number: 5562
Photograph © Bruce M. White
Categories: Tables, Tea
Tags: MAHOGANY, NEW ENGLAND, NEWPORT, PORRINGER, QUEEN ANNE




