Walnut for a dining table was rare and soon supplanted by mahogany. Octagonal with eight legs in cabriole form, with moulded collars and reeded scroll feet.
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Title of artwork, date
Octagonal Dining Table, 1715
Date supported
1937
Medium and material
Walnut
Grant
100
Total cost
445
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