Folding table

American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 708

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.

Folding table, Painted white oak, soft maple, American

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Folding table, Painted white oak, soft maple, American
Folding table, Painted white oak, soft maple, American
Folding table, Painted white oak, soft maple, American
Folding table, Painted white oak, soft maple, American
Folding table, Painted white oak, soft maple, American
Folding table, Painted white oak, soft maple, American
Folding table, Painted white oak, soft maple, American

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