Title

drop leaf table

DateCirca 1810
Mediummahogany and white pine
Dimensions[H]27 5/8" __[W]20" (with leaves closed) 35 1/2 (with leaves open) __[D]30 5/16" (across top)
Object number1927.28.28
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionThis small mahogany Pembroke drop leaf table has a drawer in front decorated with inlaid wood around the edges and carrying the original brass hardware. The four tapered legs are plain with inlay of lighter wood at the edges. A sliding bar holds the leaves up when opened.ProvenanceLabel inside drawer: "Table of my grandmother Rebecca Ricketson - Presented to my daughter Anna. Dec. 19th 1891. Danl. Ricketson"
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