William & Mary Table with Drawer
Nov 06, 2019
2 minutes
By Kerry Pierce
PROJECT #1923
Skill Level: Advanced
Time: 1 Week
Cost: $250
of period furniture from England. The English emphasis on the horizontal conflicts with the American emphasis on the aspiring vertical that I find so appealing in period furniture built in this country. But, of course, there are exceptions, like this petite William-and-Mary one-drawer table which I found represented by. Like nearly all William-and-Mary tables from both sides of the Atlantic, this example is distinguished by well-conceived turnings, oversized onion feet, a wide lip around the top, and a variation of the William-and-Mary X-stretcher.
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