Early Black Painted Hutch Table
One of the most ingenious forms in all of early American furniture, the hutch table served double — and triple — duty in the space-conscious early household, and this is a fine and honest example. In bench form it seats comfortably with a high, protective back and shaped arm supports. Tip the back forward, insert the original wooden pins, and it becomes a full table. Lift the seat, and a generous storage compartment opens beneath — three functions in one beautifully simple piece of country joinery.
Hutch tables are among the most historically interesting and practically versatile forms in the early American canon. Finding one with original paint, original pins, and this much honest character is a genuine pleasure.
Pickup in shop only — Henderson, Tennessee.