Trestle table

Published/Created:

Rhode Island, United States
ca. 1680–1710

Physical Description:

Height: 23 1/2 in.; Width, closed: 10 in.; Width, open: 36 in.; Depth: 37 in.

Materials:

Sycamore; oak; iron

Notes:

Sack catalogue description: Rare Pilgrim trestle-base table with butterfly wings, the table is entirely of sycamore with oak braces supporting the top, the top is secured on oak braces fastened with rose headed nails of which two original nails remain; the leaves hinge on shaped original iron H-hinges secured by rose headed nails, fine bold ball and ring-turned columns and medial stretcher, trestle feet with notched details; the shaped butterfly wings have the end sections of ancient vintage but later date, choice early color and aspect. This table was in the Radeke collection, Rhode Island School of Design; it was de-accessioned along with many other Pilgrim items in the 1950s.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 8, p. 2234, pl. P5783. Journal/Periodical: Art in America (January 1932): p. 29.

Variant Titles:

Pilgrim trestle-base table

Topics:

Decoration and ornament -- Mannerist style
Furniture -- United States

Period/Style:

Mannerist

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

5783A

Genre:

trestle tables (AAT)

Format:

Image
Physical Object

Content Type:

Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Prints & Photographs

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Public

Source Title:

Israel Sack, Inc., Archive

Source Created:

New York, New York, United States
1957–1990

Source Note:

Sack, November 1985
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:

10971118

PID:

digcoll:845627