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Tripod Tea Table

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1760-1790

GUSN

GUSN-171812

Description

Column pedestal; snake feet wtih small pads; sharp crease on knee. Three board top - center board 20"; cleats have been off; has a stop attached to bottom of top to rest against pedestal and rise of legs is late; legs are original; scribe line down center underneath each one; chamfer on underside of legs; devoid of notching.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tea tables (tables)
tables (support furniture)
mahogany (wood)
maple (wood)
birch (wood)
eastern white pine (wood)
Table, Tea

Associated Building

Original To Icabod Goodwin House,

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

RI

Dimensions

28 5/8 x 32 7/8 x 32 5/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Elizabeth Goodwin

Accession Number

1966.216

Places

Rhode Island (United States)

Related Items

Title Tea Table Accession Number 1948.151

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