table, unknown maker from England, United Kingdom

Artwork Overview

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table , late 1800s
Where object was made: England, United Kingdom
Material/technique: oak wood
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Length (Height x Width x Length): 76.7 x 75.5 x 315.3 cm
Object Height/Width/Length (Height x Width x Length): 30 3/16 x 29 3/4 x 124 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Helen Foresman Spencer
Accession number: 1975.0032
Not on display

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Label texts

Archive Label 2003:
A table of this type, also known as a refectory table, was made to stand in the hall, or principal room, of a medieval or Jacobean English country house. The tables were used not only for eating but for more general purposes as well.

Exhibitions

Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2013–2015
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2013–2015
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2016–2021
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2016–2021