Table, Tea

Furniture

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Historic Charleston Foundation

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Tea Table

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Name/Title

Table, Tea

Entry/Object ID

2001.001.003

Tags

Needs review

Description

Tea table

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2001.001.

Source or Donor

Various

Acquisition Method

Purchased

Credit Line

Museum Collections/Acquisitions Fund

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Table

Made/Created

Date made

1760 - 1770

Place

City

Charleston

State/Province

South Carolina

Country

United States of America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Table, Tea

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Table

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Support Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

28-1/2 in

Width

26 in

Diameter

34-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Height when tilted closed: 47" Pedestal: 6.75" x 7"

Material

Mahogany

Location

Location

Building

NR101A

Category

Permanent

Moved By

SJ

Date

July 22, 2004

Location

Building

NR/101/A

Moved By

Jill Beute Koverman

Date

March 22, 2004

Location

Building

NR/101/B

Moved By

Jill Beute Koverman

Date

March 22, 2004

Location

Building

South Property

Moved By

Jill Beute Koverman

Date

March 17, 2004

Notes

Until: 03/22/2004

Location

Room

101A

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Overall good condition for age of table. Four small surface cracks are located at lower central section of top (when tilted) which range in length from 2.5", 2", .5" and 1". Top exhibits some fading. One of the legs has been replaced, which occurred in the early 19th century. A triangular plate is attached at the base of the table where the legs join together to form the tripod.

Conservation

Treatment

Conservator

Jill Beute Koverman

Relationships

Related Publications

Notes

Burton, E. Milby, __Charleston Furniture, 1700-1825___, Columbia, SC: University of SC Press, 1971

Exhibitions

1
4

General Notes

Note

Tag Date: 2022-11-03 14:29:43.999000 Notes: John Bivins : The tea table in Maryland is entirely mahogany, and I would say dates 1760-1770. The Pedestal turning is one of about two dozen that I consider to be by the same Charleston turner. The rest of the table was made in one of the shops of which we have at least five complete tables, based upon the leg patterns; a virtually identical one is illustrated in fig. 130 of Milby. Typical of most Charleston tables, this one does not have a "birdcage," that is, a turning top. It is good to excellent condition, and really needs nothing except rubbing up and the removal of some old plastic wood under the pedestal.. The two replaced legs scarcely can be differentiated from the original, which is why I studied them very closely and discovered from their surfaces that they were early replacements. Elfe, as mentioned, recorded numerous tea table repairs, the most monumental of which was " to a new Pillar for a Tea Table" at L 2:1 in 1772. It was probably broken at the bottom where the legs dovetail in place. I think an untouched one would bring $20,000.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 9, 2002

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 1, 2023