Object Study at the Historic New Orleans Collection
HNOC Ursuline Convent Refectory Table
HNOC Ursuline Convent Refectory Table w out Top
HNOC Ursuline Convent Refectory Table Side View
Historic Louisiana Furniture at The Historic New Orleans Collection
Thursday June 8, 3 – 4pm CDT
HNOC’s Williams Research Center
Boyd Cruise Room — 1st Floor
410 Chartres St
New Orleans, LA
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Join HNOC’s Curator Lydia Blackmore as she talks about the history and allows us to examine one of the oldest known pieces of Louisiana furniture. This table was made for the Ursuline Convent in the French Quarter, the oldest French building in the Mississippi Valley and exhibits 18th century European craftsmanship in American wood.
Ursuline Convent Refectory Table
Between 1725 and 1750; walnut, cypress, poplar
Made in Louisiana
The Historic New Orleans Collection, courtesy of Mr. Robert Edward Judice
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Fun Fact!
The Ursuline Convent is the oldest French building in the Mississippi River Valley.
The top of the refectory table is a solid walnut plant nearly 130 inches long and 24 inches wide.