Writing or Dressing Table

Date1765-1790

MediumBlack walnut and yellow pine

DimensionsOH: 29 1/2"; OW: 33 1/4"; OD: 21"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1930-75

DescriptionSide table with drawer. Flat, rectangular top composed of two boards with rounded edges at front and both sides; straight sides; rectangular drawer, with molded edge and central bail brass pull with shaped back plate, set in front skirt; four legs, "square" in section chamfered on inside edge; front legs molded on outside edge; six Chinese fret corner brackets, two on either side of front legs, one each on front of rear legs at intersection with skirt, nailed on; three rectangular stretchers with rounded upper edges, one on each side, one medial dovetailed to underside of side stretchers.

Woods: Primary wood is walnut with yellow pine drawer interior and some framing.
MarkingsNone found.
ProvenanceAn note in the object file suggests "Dinwiddie Co - Winfield Family". It is unclear if this notation refers to a family history of the table or not.