Extension Dining Table

Maker Unknown (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Datec. 1815 - 1820

MediumMahogany, pine, maple and brass inlay

DimensionsFully Extended: 166 × 52 inches (421.6 × 132.1 cm)
Folded: 51 × 52 inches (129.5 × 132.1 cm)
Individual Leaf: 23 × 52 inches (58.4 × 132.1 cm)
Case: 62 5/8 × 16 × 24 inches (159.1 × 40.6 × 61 cm)
Individual Brass Insert: 2 × 2 1/2 inches (5.1 × 6.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase for the Owens-Thomas House with funds provided by Huldah C. Mingledorff.

Object number1958.30.1-.15

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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThis mahogany extension dining table has five c-scrolled supports mounted on curule-style legs with brass capped feet embossed with eagles set atop castors and under the scroll base, a carved acanthus leaf. The table expands to include five leaves with brass inserts or clamps to secure the leaves. At full length, the table can seat twenty. Accompanying the table is a mahogany case for storing the unused leaves. The table descended in the Screven family of Savannah, Georgia.

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