Tea Table

Table
Boston, 1755-65
Pine, maple 
Bequest of Caroline Barr Wade 

From their home in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, Charles Barrett (1740-1809) and his wife, Rebecca Minott (1744-1838), used this elegant table to participate in the genteel ritual of taking tea. As revolutionary sentiments spread across the state, Barrett was among a handful of prominent townspeople accused of being a Loyalist. He marched to Concord, Massachusetts, with the New Ipswich militia on April 20, 1775, but he only spent one day in service.