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Slate Table

1715–35
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 713
This table is distinguished for combining an imported Swiss top with an American- made base. The octagonal top’s slate center is framed by a marquetry border with heraldic motifs in a style characteristic of workshops in eastern Switzerland. The piece may have been used as either a dressing table or a serving table.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Slate Table
  • Date: 1715–35
  • Geography: Possibly made in Maine, United States; Possibly made in Massachusetts, United States; Possibly made in New Hampshire, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Birch, white pine, walnut, spruce
  • Dimensions: 28 1/2 x 35 1/8 x 25 in. (72.4 x 89.2 x 63.5 cm)
  • Credit Line: The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.120.56
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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