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Slab table

1765–75
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 753
This is probably one of the two “marble slabs” purchased by General John Cadwalader (1742–1786) at an auction in 1769 for use in his house on Second Street, which he furnished with an ornateness unparalleled elsewhere in Philadelphia. In their plasticity, the unbroken serpentine curves of the legs and skirt rail are fully in the spirit of the French Rococo. However, the brilliant naturalistic carving is purely English, probably the work of a London-trained carver just arrived in Philadelphia.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Slab table
  • Date: 1765–75
  • Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Mahogany, black walnut, yellow pine; marble
  • Dimensions: 32 3/8 x 48 1/4 x 23 1/4 in. (82.2 x 122.6 x 59.1 cm)
  • Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1918
  • Object Number: 18.110.27a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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