Daniel Martin [Table]
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Daniel Martin [Table]Description
Table top is made from three wide pieces of wood, hand planed and on bottom you can see the actual "saw marks" from when the logs were produced. Approximately 56" long on one side and 55.5" on other side. Handcarved dowels; no nails. Cut marks on one edge where they used to use as a cutting board.Context
The community of Martin's Creek (fourteen miles northwest of Carthage, near the site of present Tatum in northeastern Panola County) was named for Daniel Martin, who settled on Martin's Creek in 1833 and with John Irons built a small fort and trading post. This table has descended from his family and was either brought to Texas in 1833 by David Martin Sr. via wagon train from Hampton, South Carolina or, according to David Lackey, its size and weight would have been prohibitive for transit and was made in Texas.Category
Early Texas Furniture and Decorative Arts