Breakfast table

Date1765-1790

OriginAmerica, Massachusetts, Marblehead (possibly)

MediumMahogany with white pine and birch

DimensionsOH: 26 3/4"; OW: 34"; Depth, open: 40 1/4"; Depth, closed: 13 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1951-557

DescriptionDrop-leaf breakfast table with wide overhanging rectangular top, connected to two oval drop leaves, (by ruled joint flap hinges), with rounded edges and ruled joints, over a conforming rectangular apron which is straight on two sides and has a double serpentine curve at each end, supported by four cabriole legs and ending in claw and ball feet. Two of the legs pivot to support the leaves. The gates, frame, and blocks are white pine.