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1933-36, Work Table
Utility or Work Table
1933-36, Work Table

Utility or Work Table

Date1700-1750
OriginAmerica, North Carolina or Virginia (probably)
MediumBlack Walnut throughout.
DimensionsOH: 27"; OW: 47 3/4"; OD: 30"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1933-36
DescriptionAppearance: Utility or work table; essentially flat, rectangular top made of three boards; straight skirt on all four sides; baluster turned legs, squared near base to accomodate pair of turned and block-end stretchers; blocked and turned medial stretcher; four turnip-shaped feet.

Construction: The three board top is pegged into the turned legs from the top and (possibly later) nailed into the rails with wrought nails. The three boards are joined with pegged 1 ¼” splines placed 3-4” inside of each end rail. The rails are tenoned with single shoulder tenons and double through-pegged into the legs. The turned end-stretchers are tenoned and through-pegged into a squared section of the turned legs and a turned medial stretcher is tenoned and through-pegged into a squared section of the end-stretchers. The turnip-shaped feet are integral with the legs.
The table is entirely of walnut. Paint or wash has been applied to the rails, legs and stretchers at a later date, but does not appear to have been applied to the top.
MarkingsRoman numerals used in construction marked all over table.
ProvenanceHistory not know, purchased from dealer in Petersburg, Virginia.