Centre table
Charles May
Category
Furniture
Date
1835
Materials
mahogany & coromanel
Measurements
730 x 1220 mm
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 287916
Summary
Round centre table with coromandel veneer on a triangular stem and base with three feet on castors. Mahogany carcase impressed 'C.M.' and stuck with part of a label printed 'Peet's Depository Derby' inscribed 'Godfrey and Mrs Mosely...'. The veneer is laid in 12 segments on the top. Beading in ebonised wood laid around the base of the stem and edges of the foot base. 'Derby' impressed on the metalwork of the castors.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Marks and inscriptions
DERBY (impressed on castors)
Makers and roles
Charles May, maker