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Tennessee beaten discuit board and cover in old blue and cream paint on poplar, with limestone slab. Old square nail construction. Three-board hinged cover with rounded edges lifts to reveal a central well with removable old honed limestone slab, surrounded by plain sides and supported on four substantial square legs. 33 in. H x 27 in. W x 25 in. D. Third quarter of the 19th century.
PROVENANCE: Private Middle Tennessee collection. Purchased from descendants of Gilliam Underwood of Wilson County, TN (b. 1800) who had a farm on the Cumberland River from the 1830s. The farm was inherited by Alfred A. Hance Underwood (b. 1822) and then by Alfred’s son Thomas Underwood (b. 1852). A file of genealogical information on the Underwood family is available to the winning bidder.
CONDITION: Case with surface wear throughout; legs worn with some possible minor loss to height of the front right leg. Chips and staining to limestone.
