Table
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Oak
Measurements
780 mm (Height); 1840 mm (Diameter)
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Little Moreton Hall, Cheshire
NT 282335
Caption
This table is apparently based on a Spanish design and a large 'warming pan' was placed under the table to warm the feet of those sitting at the table. Was the Spanish design of the table influenced by England's close alliances with Spain?
Summary
Oak table with circular top in eight main sections, the octagonal frame below with shallow ogee arches in the friezes. Crude fluted column legs and stretcher at floor level. Identified with 'the great rounde table in the parlour' in the inventory of 1601, which was valued at 10 shillings. Its shape suggests it was designed to stand in one of the bay windows of 1559. In 1654 the furnishings consisted of a large table valued at £3 6s 8d (almost certainly the round table).
Provenance
Identified with 'the great rounde table in the parlour' in the inventory of 1601. In 1654 the furnishings consisted of a large table valued at £3 6s 8d (almost certainly the round table).
Marks and inscriptions
ANGLIAE ALMAE MATRI/d.d./C.W.R.A./MCMXXXVIII. (on silver plaque attached to front frieze of table)