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Table 1967-685
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Table 1967-685

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Date1680-1740
OriginAmerica, Maryland or North Carolina or Virginia
MediumMaple (Acer rumbrum) and yellow pine
DimensionsOH: 26 3/4"; W (frame): 32 1/8"; D (frame) 23 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1967-685
DescriptionTABLE; straight skirt on all sides with quarter round molding at bottom outer edge; straight legs, circular in section, tapering outward from top to bottom and with moldings near top and base; legs rest on a block square in section over worn flared feet; one stretcher at each side circular in section with moldings at each end and rectangular block in center; on medial stretcher matching stretchers at each side with raised moldings at intervals; skirt, legs, and stretchers retain evidence of original red paint.

Top replaced ca. 1900, with battens across underside of top boards in notches cut in table frame; later (ca. 1900) cut in side of skirt for drawer.Mark(s)Three scraps of newspapers adhered to portions of top. Transfer print from old newspapers on sections of top reading (in reverse) "...Tri Weekly Journal/ COOLIDGE ENTERS NEW.../ WITH POLICIES ESTABL..." and "OUR BIG/ JANUARY CLEARANCE/... and WHITE SALE/ ...large Crowds and Becoming..": (This paper may be the Atlanta Tri-Weekly Journal from the 1920s.)ProvenanceEx. Coll. John C. Godden, Richmond, VA.