Dining table

Furniture

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Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Dining table

Entry/Object ID

F 76.15

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. The frame of each elliptic end section is made of laminated pine with mahogany veneer. Each end section has a deep rectangular hinged leaf that is supported by two swing legs with maple rails. The legs are turned and reeded with swelled turnings near the bottom and casters. Cross banding runs along the bottom of the table frames and across the leg stiles. Dining Table; in three parts, with round reeded legs, elliptical ends, cross banded apron with spandrel blocks at each leg on cup casters. When fully extended this table has twenty legs and seats 16 to 18 guests. Carved and inlaid mahogany with pine, tulip poplar, and rosewood banding.

Category

Furniture

Acquisition

Accession

F 76.15

Source or Donor

Israel Sack, Inc.

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 1976

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

1805 - 1815

Place

State/Province

New York

Country

America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Center open

Height

29 in

Width

53-1/2 in

Depth

24-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Center closed

Height

29 in

Width

71-3/4 in

Depth

24-1/2 in

Materials

Material

Mahogany, White pine, Maple, Rosewood, Gilt brass

Material Notes

Mahogany, white pine, maple, rosewood banding, gilt brass cup casters.

Condition

Notes

The bottom edges of all the rails have been decoratively undercut at a later time to create the present vertically grained, bracket-like transitions abutting the leg stiles. The banded inlay across the leg stiles may have been introduced at this time.

Provenance

Notes

Purchased from Israel Sack, Inc., New York, NY 9/16/76, who attributed the table to Duncan Phyfe. $18,500