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- Dropleaf Table, 1730-1770 - Tables provide useful, multi-purpose space -- but sometimes their size gets in the way. For 18th-century Americans, a drop-leaf table offered an ideal solution. With the leaves extended the table could be used for dining, working or game playing. When not needed, the table's top folded down and the table could be moved easily to another room or pushed against a wall.
- 1730-1770
- Collections - Artifact
Dropleaf Table, 1730-1770
Tables provide useful, multi-purpose space -- but sometimes their size gets in the way. For 18th-century Americans, a drop-leaf table offered an ideal solution. With the leaves extended the table could be used for dining, working or game playing. When not needed, the table's top folded down and the table could be moved easily to another room or pushed against a wall.
- Table Setting in Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, February 1983 -
- February 21, 1983
- Collections - Artifact
Table Setting in Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, February 1983
- Gate-leg Table, 1730-1765 - Colonial Americans used gate-leg tables chiefly for dining, but also for working, writing and game playing. These tables -- with their gate-framed legs that swing out to support the table leaves -- came in many sizes. And when not needed, these tables could be easily folded, moved from room to room, or placed against a wall to save space.
- 1730-1765
- Collections - Artifact
Gate-leg Table, 1730-1765
Colonial Americans used gate-leg tables chiefly for dining, but also for working, writing and game playing. These tables -- with their gate-framed legs that swing out to support the table leaves -- came in many sizes. And when not needed, these tables could be easily folded, moved from room to room, or placed against a wall to save space.
- Dropleaf Table, 1760-1780 -
- 1760-1780
- Collections - Artifact
Dropleaf Table, 1760-1780
- Dropleaf Table, 1740-1770 - Tables provide useful, multi-purpose space -- but sometimes their size gets in the way. For 18th-century Americans, a drop-leaf table offered an ideal solution. With the leaves extended the table could be used for dining, working or game playing. When not needed, the table's top folded down and the table could be moved easily to another room or pushed against a wall.
- 1740-1770
- Collections - Artifact
Dropleaf Table, 1740-1770
Tables provide useful, multi-purpose space -- but sometimes their size gets in the way. For 18th-century Americans, a drop-leaf table offered an ideal solution. With the leaves extended the table could be used for dining, working or game playing. When not needed, the table's top folded down and the table could be moved easily to another room or pushed against a wall.
- Tablecloth, circa 1900 - In the 1890s, artists and designers in Europe and the United States attempted to create a modern aesthetic for the 20th century. The decorative style that emerged, Art Nouveau, reached its peak of popularity in 1900. This tablecloth features characteristic elements of Art Nouveau design: bold color contrasts, undulating "whiplash" lines, and stylized botanical motifs.
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Tablecloth, circa 1900
In the 1890s, artists and designers in Europe and the United States attempted to create a modern aesthetic for the 20th century. The decorative style that emerged, Art Nouveau, reached its peak of popularity in 1900. This tablecloth features characteristic elements of Art Nouveau design: bold color contrasts, undulating "whiplash" lines, and stylized botanical motifs.
- Dining Table Prototype, circa 1948 -
- circa 1948
- Collections - Artifact
Dining Table Prototype, circa 1948
- Gate-leg Table, 1725-1750 - Colonial Americans used gate-leg tables chiefly for dining, but also for working, writing and game playing. These tables -- with their gate-framed legs that swing out to support the table leaves -- came in many sizes. And when not needed, these tables could be easily folded, moved from room to room, or placed against a wall to save space.
- 1725-1750
- Collections - Artifact
Gate-leg Table, 1725-1750
Colonial Americans used gate-leg tables chiefly for dining, but also for working, writing and game playing. These tables -- with their gate-framed legs that swing out to support the table leaves -- came in many sizes. And when not needed, these tables could be easily folded, moved from room to room, or placed against a wall to save space.
- Dropleaf Dining Table, 1740-1765 - Tables provide useful, multi-purpose space -- but sometimes their size gets in the way. For 18th-century Americans, a drop-leaf table offered an ideal solution. With the leaves extended the table could be used for dining, working or game playing. When not needed, the table's top folded down and the table could be moved easily to another room or pushed against a wall.
- 1740-1765
- Collections - Artifact
Dropleaf Dining Table, 1740-1765
Tables provide useful, multi-purpose space -- but sometimes their size gets in the way. For 18th-century Americans, a drop-leaf table offered an ideal solution. With the leaves extended the table could be used for dining, working or game playing. When not needed, the table's top folded down and the table could be moved easily to another room or pushed against a wall.
- Table, Used as a Writing Desk by Mark Twain, 1830-1860 - This table belonged to Mark Twain (1835-1910), American author and humorist whose real name was Samuel L. Clemens. The author wrote at this table during the later years of his life. Twain's daughter Clara gave it to Henry Ford, along with a portrait of her father.
- 1830-1860
- Collections - Artifact
Table, Used as a Writing Desk by Mark Twain, 1830-1860
This table belonged to Mark Twain (1835-1910), American author and humorist whose real name was Samuel L. Clemens. The author wrote at this table during the later years of his life. Twain's daughter Clara gave it to Henry Ford, along with a portrait of her father.