Carter Collection Walnut Coffee Table

Creator

Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information

Files

Publication Date

2022

Abstract

President Jimmy Carter made this coffee table in 1983. President Carter, an avid furniture maker and carpenter, says this was a difficult piece. The shape and condition aspects were challenging, made from a six-foot section of a walnut tree (mostly the tree’s root). After first cutting the slab with a chainsaw, President Carter used only hand tools on this project. Three butterfly joints along the curve of the top are noted, and the piece is signed and dated. Take the annotated tour to see conditional and design aspects. 3D model derived from photogrammetry. This piece is part of a 3D digital documentation and archival program undertaken by the Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information in the University of South Florida Libraries is in collaboration with the Carter Family, the National Park Service, and the Friends of the Jimmy Carter Historical Park. Today, the piece is part of furnishings in the Carter home in Plains, Georgia.

Extent

1 3-D Model

Keywords

Cultural property, Woodwork, Furniture, National Park Service, Workmanship, 39th President, Jimmy Carter, Friends of Jimmy Carter, Jimmy Carter National Historical Park (Plains, Ga.)

Alt Text

A three-dimensional model of a wooden coffee table stained to a medium-dark brown color. The coffee table's shape is unique due to its surface being made from a cut of the root of a tree, giving it a curved and somewhat abstract shape. A single round, tapered table leg holds up the tabletop on the left side, while a board with a triangular cut-out is attached to the tabletop at a perpendicular angle on the right, allowing for greater support of this wider part of the table. There are a total of fifteen annotations added to the model, which the viewer can click on to provide additional information. The model can be rotated, moved, and zoomed in and out to allow for viewing of additional details at multiple angles.

Type

MovingImage

Recommended Citation

Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information, "Carter Collection Walnut Coffee Table" (2022). Carter Collection - 3D Models. 15.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cdhgi_carter_3d/15