Collection Highlights
Robert Fulton (1765-1815)
1798
1976.56
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Pembroke table
Object name
Pembroke table
Date
1790-1800
Medium
Mahogany, poplar, brass
Dimensions
with leaves folded: 29 1/2 x 31 x 19 1/2 in. ( 74.9 x 78.7 x 49.5 cm )
Description
Mahogany Federal Pembroke table with one drawer; rectangular form with two drop leaves with ovolo corners and inlaid herringbone banding; supported on four tapering, squared legs with stringing; legs terminate in brass sabots with casters.
Credit Line
Bequest of Sheldon Leavitt
Object Number
1957.242
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this table was owned by James Bogert, Jr. (1775-1859) and his wife, Elizabeth Benezet Bogert. According to Mrs. Sheldon Leavitt, wife of the donor and a descendant of the Bogerts, family tradition had it that Martha Washington was served tea at this table when James Bogert, Jr. served in the Treasury Dept. during the Washington administration.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
