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Miniature Table With Falling Leaves
Miniature Table With Falling Leaves

Miniature Table With Falling Leaves

Furniture MakerMade by Eli Baker Francis American, born 1819
Date1874
MediumStained wood with metal hardware
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x diameter): 12 5/8 x 3 x 15 5/8in. (32.1 x 7.6 x 39.7cm)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionThis miniature table with falling leaves folds for storage. When the legs are swung open, the table unfolds into a circular shape. The wood may be mahogany, and there are two pairs of metal hinges. The hardware is attached with wood screws.
Object number2001.26.0
MarkingsStenciled onto the underside of the table: "PATENTED/MARCH 24 1874/BY E.B. FRANCIS./WINDSOR CONN."
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