Trestle Table
Maker
Unknown
Daten. d.
MediumPine
Dimensions31 1/2 × 71 × 44 1/2 inches (80 × 180.3 × 113 cm)
Credit LineTelfair Museum of Art, 00.102.
Object number00.102
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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextA pine trestle table, the top composed of #? boards atop two crossed-leg trestles with a stretcher between them.
Originally, a trestle table was little more than loose boards over trestle legs for ease of assembly and storage. This collapsible style remained the most common Western form of table until the 16th century, when the basic trestle design gave way to stronger frame-based structures.