Furniture: table

Furniture: table

Handicraft

Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

This handmade table was made by woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup around 1911. The table was constructed from materials at hand; in this case, boards originally intended for coffin tops. The maker envisioned the horizontal surface would be covered with a tablecloth, such as oil cloth, so the oddly shaped planks would not be visible. However, the turned legs are decorated with rings both close to the floor and near the top reflecting the makers aesthetic desires. The table was a gift from carpenter Jesse Stalcup to his newly married son George and daughter-in-law, Jessie. Jesse Bryson Stalcup (1860-1931), born in Swain County, N.C., was the son of Thomas Belew Stalcup and Charity Jane Stalcup. The family lived near Whittier on Conley's Creek where Jesse grew up as a skilled carpenter. In 1881, Jesse Bryson Stalcup met and married Alice Florence Kelly. They had eight children and lived in several western N. C. locations. Jesse himself worked as a carpenter, millwright, and Baptist preacher.

Stalcup, Jesse Bryson

Jesse Bryson Stalcup Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1911

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14613

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2007-10-01

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Macon County (N.C.)

Appalachian Region, Southern

31" x 60" x 36.5"(dimension)

Craft Revival