Plant stand table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A wooden plant stand table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The mahogany, wood table is tall and narrow with a small, round top, turned legs, and a diamond-shaped shelf at the bottom connecting all four legs. The tabletop is plain and is supported by a round skirt with the bottom edge carved with a ribbon and ball pattern. The top of the four legs are squared and carved into identical rectangular shapes that feature a carved floral pattern on the outwards facing sides. Below, the wood is turned, fluted, and tapers towards the bottom shelf. The points of the diamond-shaped bottom shelf are attached to the legs at a second set of carved rectangular shapes. The outward facing sides of those rectangular shapes feature a simple carved, interior rectangular frame. A partially torn, blue and white label adhered to the bottom of the table has white printed text that reads [[MARGESO?]N BROS. [SPECIA?

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