Table
- Object Name:
- Table
- Object ID:
- 1956.175
- Place of Origin:
- New England, possible NH
- Date:
- 1770-1790
- Description:
- Tripod Table, with tilt top. Mahogany and cherry woods. Circular top with rounded edge. Shaft with cylindrical base and top, between which are shallow urn, tapered column and ring turnings; urn is spirally reeded. Three cabriole legs with flat sides and rounded upper and lower surfaces; elongated claw feet grasping flat, ovoid balls. Each leg is scalloped on lower edge near juncture with shaft, base of which is also scalloped, with notch at the center of each face. Two mahogany cleats and turning block of cherry. Block is chamfered on lower edges. Brass catch. Top made from four pieces. Three-armed iron brace at end of shaft, reinforcing legs. Several checks in shaft and one in leg. Gouge on underside of top near edge.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-28 Dia-31.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Table apparently used in the Willey Homestead, Northwood Center, NH. This house, built c. 1790 by John Willey was inherited by the donor and her sister.
John Willey (1763-1846), tailor came to Northwood after the Revolution. He built a one-story, center-chimney house. He married Mehitable Leathers (1766-1855). They had three sons; only William remained in Northwood. William married Mahala Dearborn; together they had 8 children. One of their children, Mary married Jasper Randlett of Lee and their two unmarried daughters, Minnie and Caroline inherited the Willey homestead, living there until the middle 20th century.
For genealogical information and details of estate settlement, see Accession File. Note that the earliest Willey ancestor came from Durham to Northwood, c. 1785. - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Caroline B. Randlett
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