Miniature Drop-Leaf Table, Empire Style
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Decorative Art, N.Schenck Bed - North - beside the Dining Room
CULTURE
American
MEDIUM
Mahogany (eastern white pine secondary)
DATES
ca. 1845
DIMENSIONS
16 3/4 x 17 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (42.5 x 44.5 x 31.8 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
no marks
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
67.120.11
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Laura L. Barnes
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Table, miniature; Empire style. Drop leaf top; indented corners. Legs turned; carved in central portion with spriral leaf motif. Turned area at base terminates in raised ball feet. Hinged drop-leaf on either long side.
CONDITION - Excellent.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Decorative Art, N.Schenck Bed - North - beside the Dining Room
CAPTION
American. Miniature Drop-Leaf Table, Empire Style, ca. 1845. Mahogany (eastern white pine secondary), 16 3/4 x 17 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (42.5 x 44.5 x 31.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Laura L. Barnes, 67.120.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.67.120.11_threequarter.jpg)
IMAGE
threequarter, CUR.67.120.11_threequarter.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2013
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