and some have been found measuring fifty-four inches across, although the general width throughout the various styles is around forty-eight inches. (Property of J. K. Beard).
PLATE VI. Hepplewhite Three-Section Table—Walnut. (South Carolina—c. 1790). This table shows a type of the three-section tables, many of which are found in the South, made from walnut and mahogany, with square, tapered legs. Those inlaid with the bellflower design are not common. More elaborately inlaid tables are found than the one illustrated, but this is a representative type. (Property of Mrs. M. A. Robbins).
PLATE VII. Early Empire Three-Section Dining Table—Mahogany. (Virginia—c. 1810-1820). Tables of this type, with the rope-twist legs, are often referred to by dealers as English tables, but very few are found in England. The rope-twist, spoken of as late Sheraton, was used in Sheraton's last book of designs. The brass cup and casters on the leg indicate the early Empire period. The style of leg shown is found on all types of furniture made at this time, and was evidently very popular.
