Gate-leg table
- Published/Created:
- Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, United States
ca. 1710–1730 - Physical Description:
- Height: 28 1/2 in.; Width, closed: 16 3/4 in.; Width, open: 47 1/2 in.; Depth: 36 3/4 in.
- Materials:
- Walnut; brass
- Notes:
- Sack catalogue description: William and Mary walnut gate-leg table, oval top, the frame with a drawer at each end retaining the original teardrop brasses with serpentine arched aprons and molded borders; the turnings show a refinement that exemplifies Philadelphia at its best in that era, and consists of a series of tight knit ball and ring and bulbous members with molded and scribed borders, the bulbous feet are intact; choice mellow patina. Ex-collection Mr. and Mrs. Mitchel Taradash.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 7, p. 1917, pl. P5286. Book: Alice Winchester, Living With Antiques (New York: Robert McBride and Company, 1948), p. 93. - Variant Titles:
- William and Mary walnut gate-leg table
- Topics:
- Decoration and ornament -- William and Mary style
Furniture -- United States - Period/Style:
- William and Mary
- Culture:
- American
- Accession Number:
- 5286A
- Genre:
- gate-leg 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, June 1982
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:
- 10971038
- PID:
- digcoll:845631
