table, dining

Object/Artifact

Historical Society of Carroll County, Maryland

Name/Title

table, dining

Entry/Object ID

1992.015.001

Description

Table, dining. Hepplewhite style, mahogany, inlaid drop-leaf dining table. 29"h x 43.5"w x 54.25"d (when opened). Rectangular top, two drop leaves, two gate-leg supports. Mahogany with narrow band of wood inlay around bottom edge of skirt sides and across legs. Six square straight tapered legs. Probably Baltimore or Westminster, Md. 1795-1810.

Acquisition

Accession

1992.015

Source or Donor

Yingling, Betty Smith

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Exhibitions

Notes

"Doorway to the Past," 1999. "Cherished Possession

General Notes

Note

Belonged to Col. Joshua Gist (b.1743 - d.1839) of "Long Farm" near Westminster, Md. Descended in the family of the seller.