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Oval table with falling leaves

1690–1720
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774
This spectacular walnut table is as fine as any made in colonial America. Its multiple turned legs and gate-like supports create a virtual forest of baluster turnings. In stark contrast to the rectilinearity of seventeenth-century tables, the gentle elliptical curve of its top invited conviviality and conversation among those seated around it. The narrow width of leather and cane chairs of this period were ideal for use among the multiple legs on tables like these.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Oval table with falling leaves
  • Date: 1690–1720
  • Geography: Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Black walnut, white pine
  • Dimensions: 29 3/4 x 74 1/2 x 71 in. (75.6 x 189.2 x 180.3 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909
  • Object Number: 10.125.129
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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