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Drop-leaf Dining Table

1760–90
Not on view
This is an example of the classic Massachusetts rectangular dining table. It was common to design these tables with a straight-edged rectangular top so that two or more tables could be put together to from a large one.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Drop-leaf Dining Table
  • Date: 1760–90
  • Geography: Made in Massachusetts, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Mahogany, maple, white pine
  • Dimensions: 28 x 15 7/8 x 48 in. (71.1 x 40.3 x 121.9 cm)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.160.393
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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