Sutherland Tables
The Sutherland table is supposed to be named for Harriet, Duchess of Sutherland (1806 to 1868). It is a folding table whose top is so narrow that, when folded, it can be stood against a wall without taking up much space. When the leaves are swung up to sit on their gate-legs, it becomes large enough to be a small breakfast table. The earliest versions were commonly solid mahogany, later ones sometimes [...] Click here to continue reading.