Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Library Table

Late 19th century, walnut veneer, rectangular top with inset laminate top, paneled sides with flush drawers to the shorter sides of the skirt, bold pierced and carved supports with shaped stretcher base on molded block feet.

30 x 48 x 29 in.

From the Historic Collection of Limestone University, Gaffney, South Carolina
Limestone College, now Limestone University, was founded in 1845 in Gaffney, South Carolina, by English-born Baptist minister Dr. Thomas Curtis and his son William. Originally established as the Limestone Springs Female High School, it was among the first women’s colleges in the nation and the very first in the state. The institution found its early roots in a former resort hotel near healing springs, later struggling due to the Civil War and Reconstruction. It revived in 1881 as the Cooper‑Limestone Institute, thanks to benefaction from industrialist Peter Cooper, and adopted the name Limestone College.

Top central panel is loose and with later laminate and underside edge strips; joint looseness; top refinished with orange-peel surface; some small veneer chips.