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Sewing Table

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1825-1835

GUSN

GUSN-47477

Description

Sewing table. Mahogany, tulip poplar, ash, white pine, rosewood cock beading. Two drop-leaves; two drawers with beaded edges; ring drawer pulls; tapering work basket; S-shaped stretcher; Pedestal base. Rests on foliate scroll feet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

work tables
tables (support furniture)
rosewood (wood)
American tulipwood (wood)
pine (wood)
Empire (style)
Table
Table, Work
Table, Sewing
Table, Sewing

Inscription

In chalk on 2nd drawer bottom: illegible Pinpricked to backboard: ""HI"" or ""HH""

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

28 1/2 x 20 1/3 x 18 1/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Sabine L. Baring-Gould

Accession Number

1967.127

Places

Probably Massachusetts (United States)
probably

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