Sideboard Table

Sideboard Table Lexington, Kentucky 1800-1810 Cherry, poplar, and Kentucky limestone Loan courtesy of MESDA Advisory Board members Mack and Sharon Cox

Sideboard Table
Lexington, Kentucky
1800-1810
Cherry, poplar, and Kentucky limestone
Loan courtesy of MESDA Advisory Board members Mack and Sharon Cox

This table’s limestone top – perfect for mixing drinks or serving food – was quarried along the Kentucky River by prisoners at the State Penitentiary near Frankfort, Kentucky.  It was originally owned by William Dallum (1770-1840) in Fayette County, Kentucky.  At least one of Dallum’s recipes for Bourbon is known to survive.