Table (constructed from Colonial period wood)

Artist Pete Smith (Born Cape Cod, Massachusetts - died 2018 Corrales, New Mexico)

Date1955

MediumPine

Dimensions30 5/16 × 29 7/8 × 64 3/16 in. (77 × 75.9 × 163.1 cm)

ClassificationsFurnishings

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase

Terms

Object numberPC2006.65.1

DescriptionOpen mortise & tenon construction table. The base is made of new wood with "I" shaped center stretcher. The stretcher has saw tooth design on one side. The top is constructed of 2 hand adzed Colonial period boards which are joined to the base with open mortise & tenon construction. The tenons are set at an angle in the top. A brass tag attached to the inside top on one leg reads "N.M. State Records Center 518." The mortise & tenon attachment on the top and base has been reinforced with glue around the tops of the table legs. The bottom of the table is incised with large "M."

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