Antique Glossary
Sofa table
First made in about 1790, and developed from the Pembroke table, this drop leaf table was designed to sit behind a sofa (hence its name, of course), and is long and thin, with two short drop-leaves at each end, and usually two drawers in the frieze . The best ones have two end-supports connected by a stretcher ; the single pedestal type is much less desirable.