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Drop-leaf or Pembroke table

Unidentified maker (early 19th century, lower Southern Piedmont)1795/1815

Georgia Museum of Art

Georgia Museum of Art
Athens, United States

The early furniture of the lower Southern Piedmont can be difficult to place in specific locales. This table was likely made in the Piedmont of Georgia or South Carolina or in eastern Tennessee. It represents the zenith of federal design as it developed in this region. Its tapered legs, fine proportions, and refined inlay mirror the neoclassical aesthetic throughout the Western world.

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  • Title: Drop-leaf or Pembroke table
  • Creator: Unidentified maker (early 19th century, lower Southern Piedmont)
  • Date Created: 1795/1815
  • Medium: Primary wood: cherry; secondary wood: southern yellow pine; inlay: lightwood, possibly sycamore
Georgia Museum of Art

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