Table, Governor Jeff Davis

 
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Table, Governor Jeff Davis
Table, Governor Jeff Davis
Table, Governor Jeff Davis
Table, Governor Jeff Davis

Table, Governor Jeff Davis

Object number1987.052.72
Dateca 1900
MediumWalnut
Dimensions29 x 28 in. (73.7 x 71.1 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionIncised walnut table with walnut panels (2 on each side - 1 on each end of table top). The pedestal contains 4 legs, flat & incised with walnut inserts. Center support has finial (original finish). Many scratches on leg surfaces. The underside of the table is unfinished with many white accretions. Metal floor guards on the bottom of each leg. Jeff Davis family.

    Jefferson "Jeff" Davis was born in Rocky Comfort, Arkansas on May 6, 1862. Davis served as the twentieth Governor of Arkansas from 1901 to 1907. Although his administration was said to have "produced more politics than government," Davis succeeded in building a new state house and reforming the penal system. Davis passed away on January 3, 1913 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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