The heavy balusters and applied bosses on this table may indicate that it was produced en suite with a matching cupboard, since such bold decorative elements were more commonly found on that form. The polygonal frame has a two-part, hinged circular top that opens and rests on the pivot support, or gate. The present grain-painted surface is not original and may date to the eighteenth century.
Credit: Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1951
1680-85
Painted white oak, soft maple
69.9 x 92.4cm
51.12.1
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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