Table
ca. 1775 (made)
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Pembroke tables (with two flaps supported on brackets) are first recorded in bills and inventories in the mid-18th century. They were used for light meals and sometimes also known as 'breakfast tables'. This table is decorated using a technique known in Britain as 'japanning', in which layers of colour and varnish were painted onto a wooden substrate to imitate the effect of Asian lacquer.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Brief description | Pembroke table, English, ca. 1775, japanned decoration on a softwood carcase. |
| Physical description | The top has two flaps supported on each side by a pair of shaped brackets. It is decorated with landscapes, buildings, and figures in slight relief, gold on a black ground, surrounded by a border of foliage sprays and repeating ornament. Below is a drawer with the front decorated in the same style and fitted with brass knobs. The table rests on square tapered legs decorated with floral sprays and fitted with brass wheel castors. |
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| Object history | Museum negative 74591 shows this on display in Gallery 40 in 1936 as part of a display of Georgian furniture. |
| Summary | Pembroke tables (with two flaps supported on brackets) are first recorded in bills and inventories in the mid-18th century. They were used for light meals and sometimes also known as 'breakfast tables'. This table is decorated using a technique known in Britain as 'japanning', in which layers of colour and varnish were painted onto a wooden substrate to imitate the effect of Asian lacquer. |
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| Accession number | W.13:3-1932 |
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| Record created | July 6, 2006 |
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