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Tilt-top tea table
1880–1900
Object Place: possibly Newport, Rhode Island
Medium/Technique
Mahogany
Dimensions
76.2 x 82.55 cm (30 x 32 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ellen Loomis McMurry and Bryce E. McMurry, M.D.
Accession Number1997.264
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Tables, stands, screens
DescriptionTilt-top tea table with round top, simple turned columnar pedestal with ring turnings at top and bottom, supported by three cabriole legs ending in shoed pad feet; top secured with two cleats and to hinge block at top of column with brass catch; iron brace reinforces joint of legs; top of pedestal secured to block with threaded post.
ProvenancePurchased by Ellen Loomis McMurry and Bryce E. McMurry, the donors, Palm Springs, California, in 1968 from an unknown source in North Carolina; given to the Museum in 1997 (Accession Date 1997)