Sideboard Table
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).
Dimensions
41 7/8 x 73 x 26 3/16 in. (106.4 x 185.4 x 66.5 cm)
Classification
Sideboard table
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Varick Stout, in their memory, 1965
Accession Number
65.188.1
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Thomas Seymour · 1771–1848
**Thomas Seymour (1771–1848)** was a leading American cabinetmaker of the Federal period, renowned for his refined neoclassical furniture produced in partnership with his father, John Seymour. Born in Axminster, Devon, England, Thomas trained in the English joinery tradition before immigrating to the United States with his family. He worked initially in Portland, Maine, and then established himsel...