Center Table 1850-60 A profusion of scrolls, interspersed with fruit and flowers, ornament the legs and stretchers of this Rococo Revival center table. Mid-nineteenth century parlors were often arranged around a center table, where family and friends would gather. Marble tops provided a spill proof surface for beverages and oil lamps. The brass castors on the tables feet facilitated easy movement across the highly patterned wall-to-wall carpeting popular during the period.. Center Table 1526