Dining table
- Published/Created:
- Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1800–1815 - Physical Description:
- 29 1/2 x 54 x 129 1/2 in.
- Materials:
- Mahogany; birch; brass
- Notes:
- Sack catalogue description: Sheraton mahogany two-part extension dining table, each section with two drop leaves, reeded columns and reeded outsplayed legs with brass claw casters; each leg swivels with a bracket to support the leaves when extended, birch framework, original mellow brown patina and mint condition. A closely related table is in the President's Dining Room at the White House, Washington, D.C.; another is in the Gore House, Waltham, Massachusetts. One of the few forms of extension tables that can be definitely identified with American origin.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 3, p. 809, pl. P3510. - Variant Titles:
- Sheraton mahogany two-part extension dining table
- Topics:
- Decoration and ornament -- Sheraton style
Furniture -- United States - Period/Style:
- Federal
Sheraton - Culture:
- American
- Accession Number:
- 3510
- Genre:
- dining tables (AAT)
- Format:
- Image
Physical Object - Content Type:
- Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Prints & Photographs - Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Access Restrictions:
- Public
- Source Title:
- Israel Sack, Inc., Archive
- Source Created:
- New York, New York, United States
1957–1990 - Source Note:
- Sack, May 1972
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship. - Folder:
- Folder cab1dr1 tiff_complete
- Yale Collection:
- Yale University Art Gallery
- Digital Collection:
- Israel Sack Furniture Archive
- OID:
- 10970857
- PID:
- digcoll:845568
