Kitchen table
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1795 (or later)
Materials
Deal, iron
Measurements
71 cm (H); 261.5 cm (W); 81 mm (D)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 287440
Summary
A large deal kitchen table, English, probably late 18th century. The plank top with an iron band to the edge raised on a base with square section chamfered legs, further iron brackets to the outer corners.
Full description
The kitchen at Calke was re-modelled by Sir Henry Harpur (1763-1819) in 1794. It is possible that the table was supplied with other shelves and work tops in 1795.
Provenance
Calke Abbey and contents transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.