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Sideboard Table

Thomas Seymour

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The sideboard table is rectangular with a flat top. The top surface is dark brown wood. There are two long drawers on top with small ornate gold pulls. The drawer on the left has a skull-like handle on the left and the drawer on the right has a skull-like handle on the right. There are two cabinets on each end. The cabinet doors are made from a wood with a light and dark wood pattern. A long section with two doors is centered. The doors are made from thin vertical wood slats. There are gold details on the edges of the drawers and cabinets. The legs are thin and tapered with ornate details on the bottom. The legs are made from dark brown wood. The background is gray gradient with a white floor.

Artwork Details

Date
1805–10
Medium
Primary: mahogany,mahogany and curly maple veneers, birch, holly (arch inlay) Causurina (she-oak) all light wood veneers and inlay, Sabicu (side veneer): secondary: soft maple (sides and sub-top), white pine (tops to end sections, backboard, drawer bottoms) cherry (drawer sides and back).
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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