Exodus 25:25

You are to make a surrounding frame ¹  for it about three inches broad, and you are to make a surrounding border of gold for its frame.

Ex 30:3; Ex 37:2

¹ sn There is some debate as to the meaning of מִסְגֶּרֶת (misgeret). This does not seem to be a natural part of the table and its legs. The drawing on the Arch of Titus shows two cross-stays in the space between the legs, about halfway up. It might have been nearer the top, but the drawing of the table of presence-bread from the arch shows it half-way up. This frame was then decorated with the molding as well.