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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 550817, member: 5066"]"Tavern Table" is a generic term here in USA, they are more accurately "side tables" and most homes in america during the 18th century had 1 or more of these small portable tables, very handy around the kitchen/house. Obviously some were used in taverns, hence the name, very handy to have small portable tables in a tavern.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a C 1750 Cherry base, single board pine top american "tavern table" that i have that never saw the inside of a tavern in it's life, i am pretty sure. Still, when i bought it, that's what they called it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]169896[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 550817, member: 5066"]"Tavern Table" is a generic term here in USA, they are more accurately "side tables" and most homes in america during the 18th century had 1 or more of these small portable tables, very handy around the kitchen/house. Obviously some were used in taverns, hence the name, very handy to have small portable tables in a tavern. Here is a C 1750 Cherry base, single board pine top american "tavern table" that i have that never saw the inside of a tavern in it's life, i am pretty sure. Still, when i bought it, that's what they called it. [ATTACH=full]169896[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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