Art Institute of Chicago
Dressing Table
Artist unknown (American, 18th century)
- Date
- 1750–70
- Medium
- Mahogany and white pine
- Culture
- Salem
- Department
- Arts of the Americas
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Dressing tables were most often made together with high chests of drawers. Used in the bedchamber, the dressing table held objects for grooming, such as combs, brushes, powders, ribbons, and pieces of lace. A looking glass was often hung above the table, or a dressing glass was set upon the table. A silk, velvet, or cotton textile, known as a toilette, would have covered the top and protected it from wear and damage.
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- Object type
- AAT300037336
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