Center table having three legs on straight columnar pedestal, with casters.
Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2004.002.
Source or Donor
Black, Robert A., Henry Wm. deS., and Willliam P.
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
In memory of Henry William deSaussure, M.D., and Margarette deS. Black, his daughter
Made/Created
Date made
1820 - 1850
Place
Country
United States of America
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Table
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Support Furniture
Nomenclature Class
Furniture
Nomenclature Category
Category 02: Furnishings
Other Name
Center Table
Material
Mahogany, Mahogany veneer, Marble
Location
Location
Building
AR 108
Moved By
Jill Beute Koverman
Date
April 10, 2004
Location
Building
AR WEST PARLOR
Category
Permanent
Provenance
Notes
Collected by: Henry William deSaussure, MD
This table served as a library & center table for Dr. deSaussure for decades in his offices and surgery at 95 Ashley Avenue on the ground floor, an historic home from the 1840s-1850s. It later served for four decades as the hall center table at his and his daughter's home at 45 Legare Street.
