Trestle table
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In woodworking, a trestle table is a table consisting of two or three trestle supports, often linked by a stretcher (longitudinal cross-member), over which a board or tabletop is placed.[1] In the Middle Ages, the trestle table was often little more than loose boards over trestle legs for ease of assembly and storage.[2] This simple, collapsible style remained the most common Western form of table until the 16th century, when the basic trestle design gave way to stronger frame-based structures such as gateleg and refectory tables.[3] Ease of assembly and storage has made it the ideal occasional table, and it remains a popular form of dining table, as those seated are not so inconvenienced as they might be with the more usual arrangement of a fixed leg at each corner.
Construction and uses
Trestle tables figure prominently in the traditional American style of household furnishings, usually accompanied by spindle-backed chairs.[4] The trestles in this case are normally of much higher quality, often made of oak and braced with a stretcher beam using a keyed tenon through the centre of each trestle. These typically support a high-quality waxed oak tabletop.[5] Trestle tables are also used in the event furniture industry, they are the main table used at weddings and other types of venues today.[6]
Heraldry
The trestle (also tressle, tressel and threstle) is (rarely) used as a charge in heraldry. It is symbolically associated with hospitality (as historically the trestle was a tripod used both as a stool and to support tables at banquets).[7]
See also
References
External links
- Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
- Historical reference at Bartleby/Columbia Encyclopedia
- Photos of a trestle table broken down into individual components at RL Goins
- ↑ Webster's Third New International Dictionary
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- ↑ Gordon Campbell, The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts Vol 2, Oxford University Press US (2006) p411
- ↑ http://www.shaker.net/html/trestle.html Examples of modern trestle table and chairs
- ↑ http://www.oldandsold.com/articles03/hf1.shtml Americana-style trestle table
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- ↑ a b Guillim, John. "A Display of Heraldry" 1724