Slate Table

Unknown

1715–35 · Birch, white pine, walnut, spruce · The American Wing

This table is distinguished for combining an imported Swiss top with an American- made base. The octagonal top’s slate center is framed by a marquetry border with heraldic motifs in a style characteristic of workshops in eastern Switzerland. The piece may have been used as either a dressing table or a serving table.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1715–35

Medium

Birch, white pine, walnut, spruce

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1930