Table, Dining
Object number2002.18.6
Datec. 1850
MediumOak; Paint; Varnish
Credit LineGift of Marga L. Randall
DescriptionSmall pull-leaf dining table. Legs, aprons, and drawers grain painted mustard yellow and brown in an imitation of oak. Waxed oak 3 board top with breadboard end tenoned to top. Two pull-out leaves under top constructed like top. Undercarriage of four tapered, squared legs. Straight apron around all four sides. Shallow drawer in middle of front and back aprons.Dimensions29.2499 x 34.2499 x 36.4999 in. (74.3 x 87 x 92.7 cm)Historical NotesThis table belonged to the Silbermann family of Lemforde, Germany. It was left to Ellie Broe in 1934 when the Silbermanns were forced to leave town after the death of Louis Silbermann. It was given back to Marga Silbermann Randall in 1990. Donated to the Heinz History Center in 2002.Label TextIn 1934, Louis Silbermann died from a heart attack following his arrest by the Gestapo. His wife Johanna and their four children, Manfred, Herbert, Hilda, and Marga, fled their hometown of Lemforde, Germany and went to live with Johanna’s parents and sister in Shermbeck. Then, in January 1939, following Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass), they moved to Berlin. The Silbermanns immigrated to the United States in 1941 and settled in Pittsburgh, where they had relatives. This table, which had been in the family for two generations, was left by Johanna Silberman with a friend and neighbor. In 1984, Marga Silbermann Randall returned to the village and was reunited with the table.
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c. 1915
