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Tilt-top table

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1790-1815

GUSN

GUSN-26106

Description

Tripod table or stand. Thin top w/ "clover leaf" shaped corners supported by cleats underneath. Top square w/ brass latch. Very simple baluster support w/ urn under a plain column. Incised and turned rings form decoration. Snake feet w/ arrises top are on slight platforms. Legs are secured to column w/ a wrought iron bracket. Chippendale/ Federal.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tilt-top tables
tables (support furniture)
brass (alloy)
iron (metal)
mahogany (wood)
Chippendale
Federal
Mahogany
Brass
Iron
Chippendale
Federal
TABLE

Associated Building

Gilman Garrison House (Exeter, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

27.75 x 20.125 x 19.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of William Perry Dudley

Accession Number

1966.1309

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
New Hampshire (United States)

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