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1954-307, Table
Side table without drawer
1954-307, Table

Side table without drawer

Date1760-1790
OriginAmerica, Virginia, Eastern
MediumBlack walnut throughout
DimensionsOH: 27 1/2"; OW: 26"; OD: 20 5/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-307
DescriptionSide table without drawer: rectangular, flat top composed of two boards; top has molded edge on all sides; straight skirt with molded lower edge; four legs, "Square" in section with outside molded edge; legs cut in on two sides below skirt; top pegged to frame from top.Label TextThe histories or provenances that accompany objects can often help identify groups of furniture made in a specific region. This table came out of a house in the general Williamsburg area in the 1950s and likely was made either on the peninsula or Southside (south side of the James River). Made of local Black walnut, this simple but elegant table could have been used for various purpopses within a home.ProvenanceDealer says in letter (see Object File) that tables 1954-307 and 1954-308 were acquired near Williamsburg. He states that they were from a "very nice" house but not a "mansion."