Name/Title
Walnut pedestal turtle top table, cut down to coffee table height, 1860-1870sEntry/Object ID
2015.51.2Description
Acc. No. 15.51.2
Subject Category: Furniture
Date or Period: 1860-1870's
Object: Table; coffee
Description: A pedestal base table of walnut that consists of four outstretched legs that have decorative details appearing to be handcarved. The table top has a routed ogee edge attached to a serpentine apron. The shape of this table is referred to as a "turtle top" in the furniture trade.
Size: L-51” x W-39” x H-18 1/2”
History of Object: This table was purchased by the Meyers Sisters at an antique store in Savannah, GA. possibly in the 1950's at a cost of $120.00. As was the practice of the time, this table was cut down to function as a coffee table. The donor is a descendent of H.H. Meyers' brother.
Acquired from: Leslyn Shortes,
2984 Spring View Lane,
Placerville, CA 95667
Telephone: 530-409-7503
Date: 05/30/2015
