Tilt-top table

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Frederick Pead

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

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1043

Item type

Furniture

Material

Jarrah (Wood)

Width

1250 mm

Height or length

765 mm

Depth

1250 mm

Themes

Art and Design

Social History

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

Greenough

Place made

Greenough
Western Australia
Australia

Year

c. 1870

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

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