Dough Board

Furniture

Lincoln County Historical Association

Name/Title

Dough Board

Description

Wooden box with canted sides dovetailed together with lid and supported on a frame with turned legs and stretchers

Made/Created

Artist

American, unknown

Date made

1770 - 1800

Time Period

18th Century

Place

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Notes

Perry Palmer learned from the previous owners (who had a home in Whitefield, Maine), that they had actually acquired this dough board in New Jersey.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

None

Dimensions

Dimension Description

lid. Comprised of two boards with battens nailed into the ends of the boards

Height

8.25 cm

Width

64.7 cm

Length

42 in

Dimension Description

The Box with its canted, dovetailed sides

Height

33 cm

Width

47 cm

Length

86.4 cm

Dimension Notes

The base with its turned legs and stretchers

Height

43.2 cm

Width

50.8 cm

Length

74.9 cm

Material

White Pine

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good