Oval Single Board Tavern Table

Furniture

Lincoln County Historical Association

Name/Title

Oval Single Board Tavern Table

Description

Tavern table, one board top with glued repair, original ball feet, splayed legs with stretchers. Top is pine whereas the base is birch, stained red.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

American, unknown

Role

Cabinetmaker

Date made

1740 - 1780

Time Period

17th Century

Place

Region

New England

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Notes

Allegedly believed to have been made for a tavern in Wiscasset, Maine.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

None

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

67.5 cm

Width

66 cm

Length

91.7 cm

Dimension Description

Top of base

Width

27.8 cm

Length

34 cm

Dimension Description

Base at Stretchers

Width

47.3 cm

Length

54 cm

Materials

Material

White Pine, Wood (birch)

Material Notes

Stretchers are ash and legs are soft maple

Colors

Color

Red

Color Notes

Base has been stained a reddish color

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

The table would originally have been painted. One end of the oval top broke off and was reattached. There is a detailed appraisal made for the donor in the 1991 Accessions Folder.