Dining table, gateleg

Date1690-1730

MediumRed/Scots pine group

DimensionsOH: 29 3/4"; OW (leaves open): 67 1/4"; OD: 49 1/2"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1959-132

DescriptionDining table: oval top (with leaves open); plain edges; straight apron at either end, molded on bottom edge; single drawer at one end with wooden knob handle (original); 6 legs, 2 of which open to support leaves and are pinned through side stretchers at top and bottom; legs turned in combination of block, spool and upside-down baluster motifs; plain rectangular in cross section stretchers supporting gates, with single molding on outside edge; side stretchers of table molded on top outside edge and grooved at one end to receive matching groove in gate; end stretchers ball and ring turned; flattened ball feet with molded upper edge and incised line around circumference near bottom; traces of black paint on much of frame, appears to be original; top held on with battens at either end - battens pegged through end rails.
Markings"PA" gouged into top surface.