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Tea Table

1740–90
Not on view
This plain table features various Philadelphia characteristics, including a baluster-shaped pillar that is one of three identifiable local types. The butt ends of the legs do not exactly fit the curve of the pillar, suggesting that the legs may have been supplied by one maker, the pillar by another.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tea Table
  • Date: 1740–90
  • Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Walnut
  • Dimensions: 29 x 34 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (73.7 x 87.6 x 64.8 cm)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925
  • Object Number: 25.115.32
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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