# Gateleg table

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{{Short description|Type of dropleaf table}}
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A '''gateleg table''' or '''gate-leg table''' is a type of [furniture](/source/furniture) first introduced in [England](/source/England) in the 16th century. The tabletop has a fixed section and one or two hinged leaves, which, when not in use, fold down below the fixed section to hang vertically.{{cn|date=May 2026}}

==Description==
Gateleg tables are a subset of the type known as a [dropleaf](/source/dropleaf). The hinged section, or flap, was supported on pivoted legs joined at the top and bottom by [stretchers](/source/stretcher_(furniture)) constituting a gate. Large flaps had two supports, which had the advantage of providing freer leg space in the centre.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9036183/gateleg-table "Gateleg table"] ''Encyclopædia Britannica''</ref> 

The earliest gateleg tables of the 16th and 17th centuries were typically made of [oak](/source/oak).

==Images==
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Oval table with falling leaves MET 85G ACF259R4.jpg|Gateleg table, between 1690 and 1720, [Metropolitan Museum of Art](/source/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art). 
Gate-leg Drop-leaf Table MET 85G ACF264R3.jpg|Gateleg table, between 1700 and 1750, Metropolitan Museum of Art. 
Gateleg Table, New England, 1715-1730, maple with tulip poplar - Chazen Museum of Art - DSC02603.JPG|Gateleg table of maple and tulip polar wood, [New England](/source/New_England), 1715-1730, [Chazen Museum of Art](/source/Chazen_Museum_of_Art). 
Oval table with falling leaves MET DP205037.jpg|Gateleg table, between 1715 and 1740, Metropolitan Museum of Art. 
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==See also==
* [English furniture](/source/English_furniture)

==References==
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{{Commons category|Gateleg tables}}
{{Wiktionary|gateleg}}

Category:English furniture
Category:History of furniture
Category:Tables (furniture)
Category:16th century in England

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