Newport Ball-and-Claw Foot Ornament

Display an intricately crafted ball-and-claw foot from the Newport Galleries of Art, Design, & Craft collection with this custom ornament.

One of the most recognizable features of 18^th-century Newport furniture is the distinctive ball-and-claw foot. You can tell a Newport ball-and-claw foot apart from other examples because of the clearly articulated joints on the talons and the open space between the ball and the talon (known as “undercut.”) 

Detail of a ball-and-claw foot

Tea Table, a. 1790

Newport, RI

Mahogany

Elegantly packaged in a box.