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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Furniture
Object ID
1977.008.001
Date Range
1750-1780
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Furniture
Description
Walnut single-drawer tavern table. Removable three-plank top. Dovetailed drawer. Mortise and tenoned joints throughout the rest of the table. Turned and planed square legs terminating in bun feet. Full stretcher base.
Date Range
1750-1780
Year Range From
1750
Year Range To
1780
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Butler's Pantry
Storage Wall
South Wall
Subcategory
Furniture
Object Name
Table
Material
Wood
Height (in)
29
Width (in)
56.5
Depth (in)
32.5
Condition
Good
Object ID
1977.008.001
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
1977.008
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.96.37.3
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Work/farm table of walnut. Removable top constructed of three boards on a base of baluster-turned legs and a box stretcher configuation using wide boards mortise and tenoned into lower legs and pegged. Two drawers in upper section of base; one long drawer at right and short drawer at left.
Table top has two shaped supports dovetailed into the underside. These supports are then fitted alongside the ends of table and attached with four large removable shaped pegs.
Provenance
Professor Kauffman stated on 4-23-1999 that he purchased this table for $100. It was found in pieces in a barn in southeastern Lancaster County.
Year Range From
1780
Year Range To
1800
Made By
Unknown
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Groff Gallery
Storage Wall
East Wall
Subcategory
Furniture
Object Name
Table
Material
Wood
Height (in)
29.5
Length (in)
63.5
Width (in)
39
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-09-04
Condition Notes
Moderate wear overall with stains and scarring.
Object ID
G.96.37.3
Place of Origin
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Credit
Gift of Henry J. Kauffman, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.96.37
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