Table

late 17th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 531

With its openwork decoration and X-shaped stretcher, this table bears a resemblance to tables recorded in a set of engraving by Pierre le Pautre (1660–1744) entitled "Livre de tables qui sont dans les apparements du roy sur lesquelles sont posée els bijoux du Cabinet des Médailles."

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Title: Table
Date: late 17th century
Culture: French
Medium: Carved and gilded walnut and oak, Carrara marble
Dimensions: 31 1/2 x 58 x 26 3/4 in. (80 x 147.3 x 67.9cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
Object Number: 07.225.185
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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