Dining Table

Furniture

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Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Dining Table

Entry/Object ID

F 77.7

Description

The three-part mahogany dining table has an eight-legged rectangular center section with deep rectangular hinged leaves supported by two swing legs on each side that swing from hinges near the middles of the side rails. The frame of each half-round end section is made of laminated pine with mahogany veneer. Each has a shallow hinged leaf that is supported by triangular maple flies. An astragal molding runs along the bottom of the table frame. The legs are square tapered. The top overhangs the table frame more than most other dining tables made in this period.

Category

Furniture

Acquisition

Accession

F 77.7

Source or Donor

Benjamin West Frazier

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 1977

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

1790 - 1815

Place

State/Province

New York

Country

America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Underside of table

Transcription

Part of James (?) / Henderson's dining / table (in hall)

Notes

written on an old "jelly" label attached to the underside of one end section.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Leaves up

Height

28-1/2 in

Width

55-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Leaves down

Height

28-1/2 in

Width

70-1/2 in

Depth

24-1/2 in

Material

Mahogany, Mahogany veneer, Ash, Maple, White pine

Condition

Notes

One leg on end section "".b"" is a replacement. A leg of "".c"" is repaired. 2002: water damaged finish restored by Phil Guttridge Antique Restoration in Cold Spring, NY

Provenance

Notes

Descended in the Henderson family of New York, and said to have been used originally at Boscobel. Purchased from Benjamin West Frazier, Garrison, NY 1/5/77.