Center Table

1825 - 1830

Duncan Phyfe

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Duncan Phyfe

Artist, American, 1770 - 1854

This is a round wooden table with its top flipped up towards us. The table has a rich mahogany finish with a polished surface showing an intricate pattern originating from the center of the tabletop, highlighting the wood grain. The tabletop has a thin decorative band around the edge. Below the tabletop, a carved pedestal supports the table, ending in three curved legs with decorative feet on small casters.

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West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G42

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Provenance

Eliza Phyfe Vail (1801 - 1890) and her husband, William Vail Jr. (1802 - 1875); by descent to their son, Duncan P. Vail (1829 - 1894) and his wife, Mary F. Onderdonk Vail (1839 - 1924); by descent to their son, Frederick P. Vail (1861 - 1948) and his wife, Ida M. McLaurie Vail (1867 -1952); by descent to their daughter, Virgina Vail (Mrs. J. Bertram Howell, 1897-1973); by descent to her daughter, Glorianna H. Gibbon (Mrs. Andrew Gibbon, 1929 - 2016); sold to John B. Bolton, Alexandria, Virginia, after 2011; Gift 2021 to NGA.

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