A Baroque Revival Carved Walnut Center Table possibly Scandinavian, late 19th/early 20th centuryWith plank top, the supports carved with scrolled bird motif.(H: 32 1/2, W: 78 1/2, D: 45 in.)ProvenanceThe collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Alexander Weddell, Richmond, Virginia.Deaccessioned by the Virginia Meum of History & Culture to benefit collections care, preservation and future acquisitions.Footnote:NoteAlexander Wilbourne Weddell, born in Richmond in 1876, served as the Ambassador to Argentina from 1933-1939 and to Spain from 1939 to 1942. In 1923, he married Virginia Chase Steedman (b. 1874, Edina, Missouri). During their travels, the couple collected furniture and objects from many regions which they ed to furnish their Richmond residence, called Virginia Hoe.posed of a salvaged English Tudor-era priory, the hoe was gifted to the Virginia Historical Society in 1929.