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Cherry wood table with square top / Unknown

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Essay/Description

This desk was owned and used by Lewis Ross (Cherokee Nation).

Curatorial Remarks

This is a Sheridan style table that may be from the 1840s. It was probably locally made. This is a pre-Civil war style of furniture, and mass produced furniture became abundant after the Civil War. The style of manufacture is congruent with the provenance of the object.

Tags: table, wood
People: Cherokee, Lewis Ross
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Cherry wood table with square top
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
American (artist), Native American; Cherokee (user)
Date: 
19th century - 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
wood (cherry)
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Furnishings
Object Type: 
Table
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mary Jane Ross
Accession No: 
74.15
Previous Number(s): 
TL1976; 7426.15; 41130
Department: 
Anthropology
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