Table
Name/Title
TableEntry/Object ID
VC.58.130 a-bDescription
This gateleg table, one of the largest made in the colony of New York, was a prized possession of the Van Cortlandt family. Once a gathering place for the family to share meals and fellowship, the table faced the uncertainty and danger characteristic of the lower Hudson Valley during the American Revolution, a region highly contested between Patriots and Loyalists. The Van Cortlandts packed and transported the table, along with many other belongings, to one of their properties further North so that it would not be stolen or even used as firewood. Table, gateleg: top, oval when opened, comprised of central section and two semi-elliptical drop leaves; round and square wooden pegs of legs visible in top; vase and ring turnings, on all six legs and stretchers; one long drawer under central portion of top; iron butterfly hinges, wooden pegs; legs terminate in flattened ball feet.Collection
Van Cortlandt Manor Object CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
MakerDate made
circa 1720Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
VC.58.130 A & B
1052
VC.58.130 A-B
VC.58.130a-b