A) Gallery dovetailed at the corners; bottom is two boards (larger is 16.25" wide); stretcher at crossing tapers from the center; stretchers are tenoned into legs but not pinned; and there is a red stain underneath the tray.
trays
cherry (wood)
cherry (wood)
Chippendale
Chippendale
Cherry
TRAY, SERVICE
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
36.063 x 34.375 x 18.5 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.524AB
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