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Item
Side table
CIS Survey ID
CIS-2013-1135
Object Type
Furniture
Date Created
1830 - 1840
Place of Manufacture
Possibly New York, New York
Maker
Possibly J. Meeks and Sons
Size
28 1/4" x 18 3/8" (top) x 16" (across base)
Material
Mahogany veneer; unidentified lightwood stringing; pine; walnut; possibly cypress; brass; iron
Marks/Inscription/Labels
Traces of graphite on top of drawer front.
Accessories/Hardware
Brass casters. Iron nails. Iron screws with slotted heads not filed.
Condition
Overall good condition. Joints of veneer dry, and only minor losses to veneer of pedestal and skirt.
Media Type
image/jp2
Description
Drum-top side table with single drawer on triangular tapered pedestal with conforming platform base ending in underturned scroll feet with small volutes on casters. Flame and burl mahogany veneer used throughout. Base of molding around pedestal is a lightwood inlay, unidentified. Drawer in center of case is dovetailed: front built up blocks of pine (or cypress) and planed with radial front and veneered to conform to top. Sides, back and bottom possibly also cypress. Bottom beveled on sides and rear, slid into rabbeted drawer sides and front, nailed through drawer back. Drawer slides on bottoms of side panels. Table case made of two semi-circular blocks of pine with walnut rear section joined (tenon or dowel) but concealed by veneer and vertical, rectangular walnut glue blocks. Unidentified hardwood drawer stop glued to underside of hemispherical pine top. Case bottom of pine screwed through side planks. Case secured to large square pine plank with canted sides. Top of square iron rod continuous through pedestal fits through hole bored into case bottom. End of rod visible through base. Base of pine. Construction concealed by veneered surfaces, including radius of volute.
Physical Location
Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Provenance
According to current owner, originally from Cherry Grove Plantation in Natchez, Mississippi, home of the Surget family.
Date Surveyed
2013-07-26
Source
Classical Institute of the South at The Historic New Orleans Collection
Repository
The Historic New Orleans Collection (http://www.hnoc.org)
Disclaimer
The information contained in the Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database was collected in the year referenced under Date Captured". The Classical Institute of the South will update object records with new information to the best of its ability but does not guarantee that data contained within the records is current.
Digital Collection
Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database
Contact Information
Contact the Historic New Orleans Collection for more information about use and reproduction. louisquery@hnoc.org
Credit
Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database, Classical Institute of the South at The Historic New Orleans Collection.
Rights
Physical rights are retained by The Historic New Orleans Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with US copyright laws. The information and images in the Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database may be used for non-commercial and educational purposes, but they must be accompanied by the “Credit” statement above.
Type of Resource
still image
Type of Resource
three dimensional object
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