Square Tea table
This mid-eighteenth century table with its cabriole legs, molded top, and shell-carving hints to the influence of British rococo prototypes and more local, colonial stylizations emerging from Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Often referred to as "square tea tables" in the period, these forms were produced in fewer numbers in New York than the circular, tilt-top type.
Artwork Details
- Title: Square Tea table
- Maker: Unknown , New York
- Date: ca. 1760
- Culture: American
- Medium: Mahogany
- Dimensions: 26 1/2 × 30 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (67.3 × 78.4 × 50.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Gladys and Morton Pickman, 2020
- Object Number: 2020.29
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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Unknown
ca. 1790
American
18th century
Charles-Honoré Lannuier
1817
Unknown
ca. 1770–80
American
1750–1800
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