Tea or china table

1750-1790

and later

Measurements

26-1/2 in x 29-5/8 in x 21-5/8 in

Materials

Cherry

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1959.3504

Condition Notes

The top is a replacement.  The applied skirt around the bottom of the side rails has been altered.  See the  "Comments" section.

Comments

The rectangular tea table, also called a china table, stands on four cabriole legs ending in pad feet.  The dished top with cusped corners has no obvious corollaries in the period; it is a modern replacement.  Glue-block evidence along the insides of the table rails has no counterparts on the underside of the top.  The scalloped apron, which has long ogee curves flanking a central composition of a half-round and cusps, appears to be an enhancement.  The side aprons are clearly later additions.  The long side aprons conform to the undercutting of the rails, but all of the cutting appears to have been done more recently.  Of note, the curves at the ends of the scalloped sections do not conform to the curves cut into the legs.  The existing corner blocks inside the frame are new.  Other anomalies in the table exist.