Altar table
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Iron, Oak
Measurements
87 x 161 x 79 cm
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Ham House, Surrey
NT 1139684
Summary
Altar table with four baluster legs joined by stretchers. The top is loose, being held in place by four square dowels. Underneath the top are four iron hooks with right-angled ends. These hooks are made to swivel in a horizontal plane.
Provenance
Acquired in 1948 by HM Government when Sir Lyonel, 4th Bt (1854 – 1952) and Sir Cecil Tollemache, 5th Bt (1886 – 1969) presented Ham House to the National Trust, and entrusted to the care of the Victoria & Albert Museum, until 1990, when returned to the care of the National Trust, and to which ownership was transferred in 2002.