Gateleg table

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. The earliest gateleg tables of the 16th and 17th centuries were typically made of oak. == Images ==

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. ==See also==