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Candlestand
Accession # 1997.150.19
Culture American
Title Candlestand
Date ca. 1790
Medium Cherry, white pine
Dimensions 24.4 x 19 x 19 in. (62.0 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm)
Marks Under table top: "235"
Credit Line Matthew Scott Sloan Collection, Gift of Lidie Lane Sloan McBurney
Location Visible Storage: Case 37, Shelf A (18th-Century Furniture)
Description Federal style cherry stand with white pine secondary wood. Square top with ovolo corners. Baluster-turned pillar with ring turnings at lower center. Arched tripod base with slender snake feet. Dovetail joints connecting legs to central pillar. CONDITION - Missing screw from support brace bellow table top. Major repair work done to base of central pillar: section with seven pegs added to it, section with portion glued back to it, and section with new wood added to it and painted with faux ring turnings. One replaced leg.