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Sewing Table

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1820-1835

GUSN

GUSN-48872

Description

Rope-twist and ring-turned legs; ball feet; two drawers with beaded edges and wooden knobs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

work tables
tables (support furniture)
mahogany (wood)
veneering
Norway spruce (wood)
Empire (style)
Federal
Table
Table, Work
Table, Sewing
Table, Sewing

Inscription

In pencil on lower drawer back: ""H.I [or C, or &] J. Jones 6.90""

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

29 5/8 x 20 x 17 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ellen M. and Alice E. Jones

Accession Number

1973.306

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