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Gateleg Table
Gateleg Table
Gateleg Table

Gateleg Table

Period1710 - 1740
MediumWalnut, and oak
DimensionsClosed: 29.15 × 43 × 13 in. (74 × 109.2 × 33 cm)
ClassificationsTables and Stands
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William C. Riker
Object number2017.712
DescriptionA drop leaf gateleg table with an oval top pinned to a heavy plain skirt and supported by four legs that are crisply turned with block and baluster details. The legs, which end in ball feet, are braced by four block and baluster turned stretchers. A pair of gates, comprised of block and baluster turned legs and lower stretchers with plain rectangular upper stretchers, swing out from the main table frame to support the hinged oval table leaves. The hinges have been relocated.
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