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Pembroke Table by Duncan Phyfe

Pembroke Table

Duncan Phyfe · 1810

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Artist
Duncan Phyfe
Date
1810
Medium
Mahogany, brass, tulip poplar, white pine
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
28 5/8 x 45 5/8 x 35 1/4 in. (72.7 x 115.9 x 89.5 cm)
Collection
The American Wing
Culture
American
Credit line
The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1931
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Duncan Phyfe

Duncan Phyfe, a Scottish immigrant, became America's most renowned cabinetmaker, defining Neoclassical elegance in 19th-century furniture.

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