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Tilt-top table, David Roentgen, ca. 1785–90, Mahogany; gilt bronze and brass
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Table

Tilt-top table

David Roentgen · ca. 1785–90

Medium
Mahogany; gilt bronze and brass
Dimensions
confirmed (diameter of table): 29 in. × 23 1/16 in. (73.7 × 58.5 cm) Diameter (confirmed, diameter at foot): 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm)
Accession
2018.288.2
Credit line
Gift of the Estate of Ruth S. Stanton, in honor of Alexandra Stanton, 2018
Culture
German, Neuwied am Rhein
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