Gateleg table

A '''gateleg table''' or '''gate-leg table''' is a type of furniture first introduced in 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. The hinged section, or flap, was supported on pivoted legs joined at the top and bottom by stretchers 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.

==Images== <gallery mode=packed> Oval table with falling leaves MET 85G ACF259R4.jpg|Gateleg table, between 1690 and 1720, 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, 1715-1730, Chazen Museum of Art. Oval table with falling leaves MET DP205037.jpg|Gateleg table, between 1715 and 1740, Metropolitan Museum of Art. </gallery>

==See also== * English furniture

==References== {{reflist}}

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