diff --git a/pandas/io/pytables.py b/pandas/io/pytables.py
index 6c3766b5ac816..bb758f45a8326 100644
--- a/pandas/io/pytables.py
+++ b/pandas/io/pytables.py
@@ -2207,6 +2207,8 @@ def __init__(
         table=None,
         meta=None,
         metadata=None,
+        dtype=None,
+        data=None,
     ):
         super().__init__(
             name=name,
@@ -2221,8 +2223,8 @@ def __init__(
             meta=meta,
             metadata=metadata,
         )
-        self.dtype = None
-        self.data = None
+        self.dtype = dtype
+        self.data = data
 
     @property
     def dtype_attr(self) -> str:
@@ -3858,6 +3860,8 @@ def get_blk_items(mgr, blocks):
                 meta = "category"
                 metadata = np.array(data_converted.categories, copy=False).ravel()
 
+            data, dtype_name = _get_data_and_dtype_name(data_converted)
+
             col = klass(
                 name=adj_name,
                 cname=new_name,
@@ -3869,8 +3873,9 @@ def get_blk_items(mgr, blocks):
                 ordered=ordered,
                 meta=meta,
                 metadata=metadata,
+                dtype=dtype_name,
+                data=data,
             )
-            col.set_data(data_converted)
             col.update_info(self.info)
 
             vaxes.append(col)