Oval table with falling leaves

1715–40

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774

This oval table with falling leaves is trim and light in weight and ideally suited to a variety of functions in an early eighteenth-century interior. The design of its legs and stretchers with opposed ogee balusters centered on a ring, exemplifies the standard turned vocabulary characteristic of William and Mary-style Boston and Boston-inspired tables of this form.

Artwork Details

Overview

Title: Oval table with falling leaves
Date: 1715–40
Geography: Probably made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Made in New England, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Soft maple, pine
Dimensions: 26 3/4 x 43 x 37 in. (67.9 x 109.2 x 94 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909
Object Number: 10.125.130
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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