Pembroke table

1795–1805

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 725

This small table features two drop leaves and a drawer. It was ideal for small, informal meals or for taking tea. In his “Cabinet Dictionary” (London, 1803), Thomas Sheraton describes a Pembroke table as “a kind of breakfast table, from the name of the lady who first gave orders for one of them, and who probably gave the first idea of such a table to the workmen.”

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Pembroke table
Date: 1795–1805
Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Mahogany, mahogany veneer, satinwood, holly, ebony with maple, white pine, yellow poplar
Dimensions: 28 x 38 1/4 x 32 in. (71.1 x 97.2 x 81.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the Members of the Committee of the Bertha King Benkard Memorial Fund, 1946
Object Number: 46.67.109a, b
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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