Dining Table, drop leaf

Date1760-1780

OriginAmerica, Virginia, Culpeper County

MediumWalnut

DimensionsOH: 28 7/8" OW (closed): 17 1/2" OW( open): 40 1/8"; OL: 50 5/8".

Credit LineGift of Mrs. John Hiltz.

Object number1972-208

DescriptionRectangular dining table with two drop leaves with rounded corners; straight skirt; six legs, two of which swing out to support top when open, each with molded corners on upper blocked section and rounded legs terminating in pad feet.
InscribedSigned in script on inside of end skirt: "Caroles Georges".
ProvenanceHistory of ownership in the Lee family of Virginia and with an Orange County, Virginia signature.