Tea table, tilt-top
DateCa. 1700
OriginEngland
MediumOak
DimensionsOH: 26 3/16"; OD: 27 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1956-508
DescriptionTilt-top tea table: circular tip-top with 3 boards, supported underneath by a H stretcher which is attached to a bird cage and held in place by a wooden turn latch. Bird cage is supported on each of four corners by a turned spindle pegged through the squares and in turn is attached to a baluster shaft pegged through bottom board of birdcage and locked with a wooden pin. The shaft, baluster shape with elongated cylindrical swollen section, is supported by 3 flat scrolled legs.
ca. 1760
1760-1785
1750-1780
1750-1775
ca. 1738
ca. 1765
1760-1780
ca. 1765
ca. 1790
1790-1800
1809-1814 (movement); ca. 1825 (case)
1760-1780