Table, Night

Object Name:

Table, Night

Object ID:

1974.006

Place of Origin:

Canterbury, NH

Date:

circa 1870

Description:

Rectangular Table of Shaker manufacture, oriented so that short sides are at front and back. Pine top, with transverse end cleats, extends from 2 7/8 to 3 1/4" beyond frame on all sides. Drawer at front with rounded edges, except at top, and bone knob. Four turned legs which taper in both directions, widest point being encircled by three decorative grooves; a single ring turning at neck of each leg. Chestnut drawer runners. White pine drawer, except for maple front. Circular saw marks visible on rails. Outer surfaces of drawer back and sides covered with a layer of red paint, probably indicating table has been stripped and refinished. Rear left leg broken and repaired using brass strips. Paper label on inside of back rail with typed figure "121". Paper label tacked to inside of back rail reads: "Table made by Canterbury / Shakers used at the Infirmary. Height 25 1/4 high / Top 20 in. wide / " 24" long / One drawer - bone knob. / One leg mended with brass strips. / Marguerite Frost (signed). / January, 1964 Canterbury Shakers / N. H."

Material:

Wood
Chestnut
Pine
Maple
Brass

Dimensions:

H-25.25 W-20 D-24 inches

Provenance:

Shaker table with signature of Canterbury Eldress Marguerite Frost, given in memory of Robert W. Upton.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, in memory of Robert W. Upton

People:

Frost, Marguerite (1892-1971), Upton, Robert W. (1884-1972)