Dining table

Date1815-1825

MediumMahogany, mahogany veneer, tulip poplar, white pine, oak, and ash

DimensionsOH: 29"; OW (closed): 26 1/8"; OW (open): 69 3/4"; OD: 55"

Credit LineGift ofMr. & Mrs. Armistead L. Boothe.

Object number1988-297

DescriptionDrop-leaf, pedestal-base dining table with rectangular top and two rectangular drop leaves with rounded corners; inset drawer in one end of table with brass lion's head drawer pull; faux drawer on other with same pull; large turned truncated urn and ring turned pedestal base with four reeded saber legs with brass paw footed castors.
ProvenanceDonor believes that the sofa was acquired by her mother from an Alexandria antique dealer, Mr. LaPorte around 1914.