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Sideboard Table

Attributed to Thomas Seymour American
1805–10
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 723
The form of this sideboard does not follow any published designs exactly, but the general shape has many English precedents. A variety of techniques were employed for decorative impact. Of them, the most striking is the veneering of the tambour doors with alternating strips of light and dark woods--a pattern associated with desks and sideboards from the Seymour shop.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sideboard Table
  • Maker: Attributed to Thomas Seymour (1771–1848)
  • Date: 1805–10
  • Geography: Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Primary: mahogany,mahogany and curly maple veneers, birch, holly (arch inlay) Causurina (she-oak) all light wood veneers and inlay, Sabicu (side veneer): secondary: soft maple (sides and sub-top), white pine (tops to end sections, backboard, drawer bottoms) cherry (drawer sides and back).
  • Dimensions: 41 7/8 x 73 x 26 3/16 in. (106.4 x 185.4 x 66.5 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Varick Stout, in their memory, 1965
  • Object Number: 65.188.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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