'refectory' table
Category
Furniture
Date
1640 (the top) - 1850 (the base)
Materials
Oak
Measurements
77 x 341 x 87 cm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Benthall Hall, Shropshire
NT 509672
Summary
A large oak six-leg table, English, the top 17th century, the base 19th century, the twin-plank top with a reeded edge, above channel-moulded frieze rails with corner spandrels, on bulbous turned legs joined by square stretchers.
Provenance
Included on page 2 of the Inventory of Items On Loan To The National Trust For Benthall Hall dated 1st October 1963. Owned by Sir Arthur Paul Benthall (1902 – 1992). Bequeathed to The National Trust in the will of Sir Arthur Paul Benthall dated 28th July 1983. Accepted for ownership by The National Trust in 1993 following the death of Sir Arthur Paul Benthall in 1992.