Occasional Table
The long awaited table is finally completed to the acclaim of both families. It seems that everyone took some part in its manufacture with material coming from all parts of the globe: the coloured cloth from Easington (the sisters home in England); the top by Charles; the legs by Edmund; and the nails from a local source. The table is a source of pleasure to all, appearing in many of the pictures and drawings.
20 February 1877
The different parts of the long talked of table, ready to put together!
The cedar top by C.R.
One of the cedar legs by E.S.R.
The macrame lace by Peachey
The claret col’d cloth by Easington
The brass nails from Port Mackay
The part which the cedar legs do screw into by C.R.
27 February 1877
‘How is that for high?’
‘Isn’t it the greatest darling?’
The table finished at last!
Last updated: 10th January 2008
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