Folding table
The heavy balusters and applied bosses on this table may indicate that it was produced en suite with a matching cupboard, since such bold decorative elements were more commonly found on that form. The polygonal frame has a two-part, hinged circular top that opens and rests on the pivot support, or gate. The present grain-painted surface is not original and may date to the eighteenth century.
Artwork Details
- Title: Folding table
- Date: 1680–85
- Geography: Made in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Painted white oak, soft maple
- Dimensions: 27 1/2 x 36 3/8 x 35 3/8 in. (69.9 x 92.4 x 89.9 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1951
- Object Number: 51.12.1
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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