There are the inevitable minor dents, marks, scratches and shrinkage cracks consistent with age and use. As stated in the cataloguing, with old repairs and replacements. A split at each end both of which have been filled. One third down one edge there is an angled split running into the centre of the table which has been patched. The rounded edges may have been a later sophistication. Each long side with three square patches. The original function of these square holes is not clear but they may be points of insertion for square poles to aid manoueuvering the table top, which is very large and very heavy.
The quadrupod elm bases are very worn and worm-eaten, with resin filler and iron brackets. The bases are stable but much restored with various patches and losses. The bases have moved slightly and do not fit snugly into the square patches on the underside.
Overall, the table is a magnificent piece of antiquarian timber, with a wonderful colour and in remarkable condition. Its great age, and in particular the fragility of the elm bases mean that it has suffered the ravages of time and use, and consequently bears the marks of repair and restoration.
