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Oval table with falling leaves, 1690–1720, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Black walnut, white pine, 29 3/4 x 74 1/2 x 71 in. (75.6 x 189.2 x 180.3 cm), Furniture, This spectacular walnut table is as fine as any made in colonial America. Its multiple turned legs and gate-like supports create a virtual forest of baluster turnings. In stark contrast to the rectilinearity of seventeenth-century tables, the gentle elliptical curve of its top invited conviviality and conversation among those seated around it. (Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images). (Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)