Table

Object/Artifact

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Table

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.001.005

Description

Dining Table

Context

Used at Limerick Plantation

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1710 - 1715

Place

City

Charleston

State/Province

South Carolina

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 Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

HF 179

Dimensions

Height

26-7/8 in

Width

36 in

Depth

22-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Because of wear table height and depth vary up to .5"

Material

Cypress

Location

Building

NR/101A

Moved By

Jill Beute Koverman

Date

March 31, 2004

Notes

Notes: moved to NR101B 07/2004

Location

Room

101B

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

For description purposes, the table is oriented with the large scratch in the upper left quadrant of the top. (A diagram is in the file.) Overall,the top has signs of wear around all four sides along the edges. The corners have all lost their sharpness due to age and wear. The surface of the top has a relatively new large scratch in the upper left quadrant which was present when the table arrived from the Museum. There is old carving in the lower left, which appears to be initials or a zigzag pattern. There is an old horizontal scratch near the middle. Small remants of red paint can be seen randomly over the top. There is a ring burn, approximately 1" in diameter, on the right middle. There is an area of old abrasion near the burn. FRAME: wear along the bottom edges. LEGS: front right - top ring worn flat on outer edge and chipped on inner. Evidence of red pain on inside surface. front left: Heavy wear around bottom ring back right: vertical crack; evidence of red paint around rings; outer corner edge worn at bottom. back left: evidence of red paint; minor scratches; outer corner worn at bottom FEET: front right: outer side broken off; scratches front left: broken on two inner sides; back right: broken on two outer sides; back left: normal wear STRETCHER: Heavy wear along top edges; chips; Front: upper bead worn away Left: chipping along top edge; bead intact Rear: top edge uneven due to foot wear; scratches; bead intact Right: Scratches to top surface; bead intact Parts Missing: partial on feet

Conservation

Treatment

Conservator

Joyce Keegan

Research Notes

Research Type

Scholar

Person

Bivens and Rauschenberg

Date

Mar 9, 2005

Notes

Vol. I, p. 31: Rectangular double-board top resting on turned double baluster legs, supported by heavy flush beaded frame and stretchers. The frame and stretchers are both joined by double pegged mortise and tenon joints. There are no glue blocks or battens suggesting a French technical influence which is supported stylistically by the double baluster-turned legs. While tables of this form were not new to the period, certain refinements place it later than its more basic counterparts. These characteristics include the heavy flush bead on the frame and stretchers, less overhang on the top, and the stretchers being taller than they are wide.

General Notes

Note

Status: Loan

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

February 12, 2023

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 1, 2023