Collection Highlights
Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette
Date:
1840-1850
Object Number:
1910.24
Medium:
Earthenware
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Drop-leaf breakfast table
Object Number:
1928.50
Date:
1815-1830
Medium:
Mahogany
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 x 40 x 56 1/2 in. ( 71.1 x 101.6 x 143.5 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Empire dropleaf breakfast table; rectangular form with two D-shaped leaves and plain apron with a ring-turned drop at each corner; leaf-carved pedestal base consisting of vase-shaped column supported on four hairy legs with acanthus-carved knees and paw feet on castors.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Isabella Vaché Cox
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
