Tilt-top table

c. 1870
Overview

tilt-top table made from jarrah

Historical information

This table was made at Greenough by a local carpenter, Frederick Pead (1835-1876).
The table was inherited by his second daughter Caroline May (1866- died at West Perth 14/01/1939), who married Robert Alexander Quinn at Greenough in 1886. The next owner was their daughter, Mary Alice (Queenie) Telford (nee Quinn) (1887-1943). She later gave the table (by now used in Perth) to her daughter, Violet Ruby Kenworthy (nee Telford) (1919-2004). When Violet had to move into a retirement home the table was given to a distant cousin, Carol Childers (1945-2009). The table then passed on to Carol’s mother, Joy Clinch, who sold it to Gary Martin in 2011.
The table was purchased for this collection in September 2020.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB1043
Item type
Material
Width
1250 mm
Height or length
765 mm
Depth
1250 mm
Contextual Information

Examples of colonial furniture made at Greenough are rare, so this is an important piece for the collection. It also has excellent provenance.

Keywords
Place made
Greenough
Western Australia
Australia
Year
Statement of significance

The object 'Tilt-top (Pead) table' (GMOB1043) has high aesthetic significance, given its (form, colour, texture) and has some rarity value. The item has low scientific significance, although being representative of the class FURNITURE/Domestic in good condition. The item has historic significance for the local community and has good interpretive potential. This item has some social significance given it was owner CAROLINE MAY PEAD(1886,1939), owner CAROL CHILDERS(2000,2009), owner GARY JAMES MARTIN(2011,2020),

Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Greenough Museum and Gardens

Greenough Museum and Gardens

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Tilt-top table
Tilt-top table made at Greenough c1870 by Frederick Pead.

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