Anne C. Lewis, Memories of the Home of Grandma Lewis (Philadelphia, 1896). Gift of Oliver E. Allen.
The Lewis family of Philadelphia cherished this mahogany pier table that was made for John F. Lewis (1791-1858) and later gifted to his son George on his marriage to Anne Larcombe (1831-1898) in 1851. Here it is shown in their home in the 1890s. Anne noted the matching Empire-style mahogany chairs “were its [the table] associated for many years, and still keeps company with it in our dining room.”
Lewis, Anne C. 1831-1898. Memories of the home of Grandma Lewis / Written for her grandchildren by Anne C. Lewis. Philadelphia, 1896.










