Breakfast table

Date1765-1785

MediumMahogany and white pine

DimensionsOH: 26 7/8"; OL: 35 7/8"; OW (leaves open): 35"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1959-130

DescriptionBreakfast table: circular top (with double leaves open) finished with a quarter- round edge; ogee shaped skirt at each end; four cabriole legs, square in section at top with sharp edges; front of legs hock in and flatten half way down, then taper out to a sharp edge at ankle; rear of legs chamfered at bottom; pad feet on high disc; two of legs swing out to form supports for leaves.