End table

Datecirca 1917

Mediumwalnut with pearwood or hollywood inlay, metal

DimensionsOverall: 26 1/2 × 16 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (67.3 × 41.9 × 29.2 cm)

Credit LineReynolda Estate

CopyrightPublic Domain

Object number2004.2.1

DescriptionThis delicate Queen Anne-style walnut side or end table is basically a box on four slim legs with slight cabriole shape ending in pad feet. The hinged cover of the box is an elaborate table top made of burl veneer with a large oval imitation marquetry panel in the center showing a foliated scrolling design executed with contrasting inlay of pearwood or holly wood and enhanced by hot needle. Contrasting line inlay separates the marquetry from the burl veneer and also defines the outside of the burl panels near the molded edge of the table top. The skirt of the table (which is also the sides of the box) is also enhanced with contrasting line inlay. A key escutcheon on one side is balanced by hinges on the opposite side. The table may have held smoking accessories, playing cards, or other entertainment accessories.
ProvenanceFrom 1964
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC, acquired in 1964. [1]

Notes:
[1] In the early 1960s Charles H. Babcock (1899-1967) gave the house and its contents to the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. The house was then incorporated as a museum and collection (Reynolda House, Inc.) on December 18, 1964 with the signing of the charter at its first board meeting. The museum first opened to the public in September 1965.

Status

On view