Tea table

Published/Created:: Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, United States
ca. 1760–1780
Physical Description:: 28 1/4 x 32 3/8 in.
Materials:: mahogany
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Chippendale mahogany tripod tea table with birdcage support, circular one-piece top with crisp dish rim, ball and ring-turned column; the cabriole leg has a spring to the ankle and a superbly sculptured claw-and-ball foot that exemplifies the ultimate in Philadelphia design, beautiful golden patina.
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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. 1717, pl. P4940.
Variant Titles:: Chippendale mahogany tripod tea table
Topics:: Decoration and ornament--Chippendale style
Furniture--United States
Period/Style:: Chippendale
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 4940
Genre:: tea tables (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 1980
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.
Folder:: Folder 10667 cab2enddr3
Yale Collection:: Yale University Art Gallery
Digital Collection:: Israel Sack Furniture Archive
oid pointer:: 10961938
OID:: 11861376
PID:: digcoll:847060