Table

Status

Not on view

Date1730-1750

Geography Probably made - United States

Medium/TechniqueMahogany (primary), pine, spruce (secondary)

DimensionsOverall (H x W x D): 28 3/8 in. x 19 5/8 in. x 18 3/4 in. (72.07 cm x 49.85 cm x 47.63 cm)

Credit LineGift of George W. Duffey, 1874

Object numberW-204

DescriptionSquare table on four cabriole legs with rounded knees terminating in pad feet on disks. The two-board top with rounded edges and corners is screwed to the frame. The frame is assembled with two solid, exterior boards and two interior rails, the lower wider than the upper, separated by spacer blocks to which the solid exterior rails appear to be glued. Deep quarter-round molding is applied along the bottom of the apron.
Published ReferencesFurniture and Furnishings of Mount Vernon Mansion, compiled from Card Index of 1924, bound typescript, Curatorial File Room.

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