Title: Drop-leaf dining table
Object type: Dining table
Date: 1756
Culture: American
Artist:  John Townsend 
Artist bio: 1732–1809
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Mahogany, maple
Dimensions: Open: 28 3/4 x 62 1/4 x 58 1/4 in. (73 x 158.1 x 148 cm)
Closed: 28 3/4 x 17 1/2 x 58 1/4 in. (73 x 44.5 x 148 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Stuart Holzer and Marc Holzer, in memory of their parents, Ann and Philip Holzer, 2012
Geography: Made in Newport Rhode Island  United States New England     
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY