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82   A fine table of graceful proportion, and beautifully shaped legs. It is so fashioned that it could be used either as a side table or as a dressing table, although dressing tables, as a rule, have more drawer space. Many more crudely made tables of this type are found throughout the South, but examples like the illustration are rare. The corners are indented. (Property of J. F. Geisinger).

PLATE XV. . (Georgia—c. 1750-1770). This table, with the thumbprint leg and scrolled brackets, is an excellent example of the Chippendale period. The scrolled apron adds a very decorative effect. (Property of Mrs. Fred Sampson).

PLATE XVI. . (Virginia—c. 1780-1800). A fine table with shaped front. (Property of Carroll H. Fowlkes).

PLATE XVI. . (North Carolina—c. 1790-1810). Although with the tapered inlaid legs, this piece, as indicated by the pulls and the reeded edge of the top, is of the Sheraton period. It is the first of its type to come within the line of this study. It is evident that it was made to be used for the purpose as stated; but such pieces as this are unique, and it serves the average collector to poor purpose to search for them, except that his searchings may lead to some other type equally unique. The dressing tables, produced in cabinetmaking centers, with lifting top enclosing a mirror and numerous compartments, which are gems of a craftsman's art, are rarely found today. (Property of Ralph P. Hanes).

PLATE XVII. . (North Carolina—c. 1790-1800). Ingenious construction is shown in this table having five legs of a very unique design, the fifth leg folding behind one of the other. The flap top and fifth leg appear as if an afterthought on the part of the maker. The drawers in this type of table are unusual. Attention is called to the design in the inlay made in the manner described in Chapter XII. Tables without the flap top and extra leg of this type are found throughout the Southern states, with varying degrees of elaboration by use of inlay. (Property of Mrs. A. G. Ryland).

PLATE XVII. . (North Carolina—c. 1790-1800). Small stands in great quantity are found throughout the South in this shape. The use of the single bellflower is to be noted, as used on all types of Southern-made furniture. Found in Mecklenburg County, where several tables with this inlay have been found. (Property of Mrs. Robert M. Pulliam).

PLATE XVIII. . (Virginia—c. 1790). This piece was found in the Valley of Virginia. The vine inlay displayed in the legs is typical of the influence of the Dutch and German craftsmen who worked there. This type of inlay is found on furniture made