Parlor Tables (not round) Photos

In better houses, the two good rooms for entertaining guests were the dining room & the parlor. Parlor tables were bigger & used for serving tea (light meals), playing games, library study, prestige displays, etc. We split images into round & not round styles.

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Parlor with table & mirror at Bragg-Mitchell Mansion. Mobile, AL.Marble top table in Kirkbride room at Conde-Charlotte Museum. Mobile, AL.Living room easy chair & coffee table at Clinton Birthplace Home. Hope, AR.Sitting room table & chairs at Rosemount House Museum. Pueblo, CO.
Parlor with table & mirror at Bragg-Mitchell Mansion. Mobile, AL.Marble top table in Kirkbride room at Conde-Charlotte Museum. Mobile, AL.Living room easy chair & coffee table at Clinton Birthplace Home. Hope, AR.Sitting room table & chairs at Rosemount House Museum. Pueblo, CO.
Bedroom table with oil lamp at Baca Adobe House. Trinidad, CO.Bedroom with table & dresser at Baca Adobe House. Trinidad, CO.Upstairs south chamber with chairs, table & folding bed at Henry Whitfield State Museum. Guilford, CT.Tea service in parlor at Joseph Webb House. Wethersfield, CT.
Bedroom table with oil lamp at Baca Adobe House. Trinidad, CO.Bedroom with table & dresser at Baca Adobe House. Trinidad, CO.Upstairs south chamber with chairs, table & folding bed at Henry Whitfield State Museum. Guilford, CT.Tea service in parlor at Joseph Webb House. Wethersfield, CT.
Second parlor at Joseph Webb House. Wethersfield, CT.Small table, chairs & ceramics at Joseph Webb House. Wethersfield, CT.High chest beside fireplace with table & chairs in bedroom at Denison Homestead Museum. Stonington, CT.Living room fireplace with rustic octagonal table at Gillette Castle State Park. East Haddam, CT.
Second parlor at Joseph Webb House. Wethersfield, CT.Small table, chairs & ceramics at Joseph Webb House. Wethersfield, CT.High chest beside fireplace with table & chairs in bedroom at Denison Homestead Museum. Stonington, CT.Living room fireplace with rustic octagonal table at Gillette Castle State Park. East Haddam, CT.
Parlor with games table & mirror at Florence Griswold Museum. Old Lyme, CT.Sofa with various tables, chairs & decorative arts in New York period parlor at DAR Memorial Continental Hall. Washington, DC.Luncheon table at Maxim's Art Nouveau Collection 1900. Paris, France.Octagonal table with sphinx base & chairs by Augustus Pugin at Blois Chateau. Blois, France.
Parlor with games table & mirror at Florence Griswold Museum. Old Lyme, CT.Sofa (c1820) with various tables, chairs & decorative arts in New York period parlor (1820s) at DAR Memorial Continental Hall. Washington, DC.Luncheon table at Maxim's Art Nouveau Collection 1900. Paris, France.Octagonal table with sphinx base (19thC) & chairs (c1853) by Augustus Pugin at Blois Chateau. Blois, France.
Grenville Dodge's office at Dodge House. Council Bluffs, IA.Corner table of Hoyt Sherman Mansion. Des Moines, IA.Portable writing desk on octagonal table in Lincoln home. Springfield, IL.Parlor chair & table with punchbowl at Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Indianapolis, IN.
Grenville Dodge's office at Dodge House. Council Bluffs, IA.Corner table of Hoyt Sherman Mansion. Des Moines, IA.Portable writing desk on octagonal table in Lincoln home. Springfield, IL.Parlor chair & table with punchbowl at Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Indianapolis, IN.
Day room at Grouseland. Vincennes, IN.Parlor from Roswell Gleason House of Dorchester, MA with sofa & chairs & center table plus Étagère by George Croome of Boston, MA at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Early 18th C room with oval table, several chairs & joined cupboard at Concord Museum. Concord, MA.Mid 18th C room with tea serving items, table, chairs & desk at Concord Museum. Concord, MA.
Day room at Grouseland. Vincennes, IN.Parlor (c1840) from Roswell Gleason House of Dorchester, MA with sofa & chairs (c1850-70) & center table (c1849) plus Étagère (1861-5) by George Croome of Boston, MA at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Early 18th C room (1700-20) with oval table, several chairs & joined cupboard at Concord Museum. Concord, MA.Mid 18th C room (1750-75) with tea serving items, table, chairs & desk at Concord Museum. Concord, MA.
Officer table on Friendship of Salem. Salem, MA.Overview of federal-style parlor of Crowninshield-Bentley House of Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Coffee service in federal-style parlor of Crowninshield-Bentley House of Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Drawing room at Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion. St. Louis, MO.
Officer table on Friendship of Salem. Salem, MA.Overview of federal-style parlor of Crowninshield-Bentley House of Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Coffee service in federal-style parlor of Crowninshield-Bentley House of Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Drawing room at Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion. St. Louis, MO.
Marble table & chairs at Beauvoir. Biloxi, MS.Living room at Blumenschein Home & Museum. Taos, NM.Val-Kill end table manufactured by the Val-Kill furniture workshops owned by Eleanor Roosevelt. Hyde Park, NY.Table in library of Lyndhurst. Tarrytown, NY.
Marble table & chairs at Beauvoir. Biloxi, MS.Living room at Blumenschein Home & Museum. Taos, NM.Val-Kill end table manufactured by the Val-Kill furniture workshops owned by Eleanor Roosevelt. Hyde Park, NY.Table in library of Lyndhurst. Tarrytown, NY.
Table by Daniel Pabst & Frank Furness in Gun Room at Roosevelt's House Sagamore Hill NHS. Cove Neck, NY.Parlor with table & spinning wheel above N.K. Whitney Store at Historic Kirtland Village. Kirtland, OH.Table with inlaid spider design in Garfield Presidential Library at Garfield home. Mentor, OH.Inlaid spider details of table in Garfield Presidential Library at Garfield home. Mentor, OH.
Table by Daniel Pabst & Frank Furness in Gun Room at Roosevelt's House Sagamore Hill NHS. Cove Neck, NY.Parlor with table & spinning wheel above N.K. Whitney Store at Historic Kirtland Village. Kirtland, OH.Table with inlaid spider design in Garfield Presidential Library at Garfield home. Mentor, OH.Inlaid spider details of table in Garfield Presidential Library at Garfield home. Mentor, OH.
Center table by Herter Brothers of New York at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.Sofa & Korean table in living room of Eisenhower National Historic Site. Gettysburg, PA.Table from New York City at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Great Hall wood table by Richard Morris Hunt at Chateau-sur-Mer. Newport, RI.
Center table (c1875) by Herter Brothers (Gustav & Christian) of New York at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.Sofa & Korean table in living room of Eisenhower National Historic Site. Gettysburg, PA.Table (c1820) from New York City at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Great Hall wood table by Richard Morris Hunt at Chateau-sur-Mer. Newport, RI.
Carvings on base of center table at Guenther House Museum. San Antonio, TX.George Romney painting over sofa & coffee table at Rienzi house museum. Houston, TX.Parlor at Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion. Kerrville, TX.Table with carved bentwood legs at Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion. Kerrville, TX.
Carvings on base of center table at Guenther House Museum. San Antonio, TX.George Romney painting over sofa & coffee table at Rienzi house museum. Houston, TX.Parlor at Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion. Kerrville, TX.Table with carved bentwood legs at Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion. Kerrville, TX.
Setee, armchair & round table in parlor at French Legation Museum. Austin, TX.Drawing room side table with wooden box at Falkland Palace. Falkland, Scotland.Library with mailing scale on table at Hill of Tarvit Mansion. Cupar, Scotland.Campbell House table & chairs at Ulster American Folk Park. Omagh, Northern Ireland.
Setee, armchair & round table in parlor at French Legation Museum. Austin, TX.Drawing room side table with wooden box at Falkland Palace. Falkland, Scotland.Library with mailing scale on table at Hill of Tarvit Mansion. Cupar, Scotland.Campbell House table & chairs at Ulster American Folk Park. Omagh, Northern Ireland.
Drawing room of Ash Lawn-Highland with early 19th C wallpaper. Charlotttesville, VA.Sitting room & table where Coolidge took his Oath of Office in Coolidge Homestead at President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Park. Plymouth Notch, VT.Hall table with flowers in Laramie Plains Museum. Laramie, WY.
Drawing room of Ash Lawn-Highland with early 19th C wallpaper. Charlotttesville, VA.Sitting room & table where Coolidge took his Oath of Office (Aug. 3, 1923) in Coolidge Homestead at President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Park. Plymouth Notch, VT.Hall table with flowers in Laramie Plains Museum. Laramie, WY.
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