Pair of tilt-top stands

Furniture

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Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Pair of tilt-top stands

Entry/Object ID

F 76.13a, b

Description

The two stands, acquired from different sources, appear to be a pair. Each stand has an oval top. The oval tops are hinged to the shaft by wooden pintails projecting from a cherry (possibly maple) block affixed to the top of the baluster-turned mahogany shaft. The baluster turning is separated from the cylindrical base by a narrow reel turning. Three S-shaped legs are dovetailed into the bottom of the shaft. The legs are reeded on the top and stand on balls applied to the undersides of the bottom scrolled ends. The two tables are made from similarly colored and grained mahogany. All aspects of workmanship appears to be identical from one table to the other: edges of top have the same bevel, cleats are shaped the same, bevel on the underside of the top block matches, reeded and raised panels on the legs match. The ball feet differ slightly from table to table. The brass snaps differ, although each snap appears to be original to the table.

Category

Furniture

Acquisition

Accession

F 76.13

Source or Donor

Beverly Kelly, Ronald S. Kane

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 1976

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

1810 - 1825

Place

State/Province

New York

Country

America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

26 in

Width

23 in

Depth

17-3/4 in

Material

Mahogany, Cherry, Brass

Condition

Notes

Stand A: Pintails are split out and repaired. One leg is split out from dovetail in the shaft and is now reattached with a screw through the reeded outside top of the leg. The round terminus of another leg is split off and reattached with a screw. Stand B: Pintails are replacements.

Provenance

Notes

The two stands were purchased separately: (a) from Beverly Kelly, Garrison, NY, 10/2/76; (b) from Ronald S. Kane, 1775 Broadway, New York, NY, 11/24/76.