SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Drop-leaf dining table

John Townsend

Drop-leaf dining table, John Townsend, 1756, Mahogany, maple

Maker: John Townsend
Date: 1756
Medium: Mahogany, maple
Dimensions: Open: 28 3/4 x 62 1/4 x 58 1/4 in. (73 x 158.1 x 148 cm) Closed: 28 3/4 x 17 1/2 x 58 1/4 in. (73 x 44.5 x 148 cm)
Form: Table
Origin: Newport
Culture: American
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession: 2012.442.1
Credit line: Gift of Stuart Holzer and Marc Holzer, in memory of their parents, Ann and Philip Holzer, 2012

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