The Scott family Tasmanian tilt top table with exhibition quality inlaid top in Australian native timbers including huon pine, casuarina, musk, blackwood and honeysuckle, circa 1885. Thomas Scott arrived in Van Diemen's Land in 1820 aboard The Skelton, he soon set to work exploring and surveying the island and identified large areas of lush farming country. Thomas was followed by his brother James who was also a surveyor. The family became wealthy land owners in the north of the island and the town of Scottsdale bears their name. 82 cm high, 69 cm across