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WORK TABLE

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

The round work table is made from elmwood. It has a metal gallery on the top. The top lifts to reveal a fitted, lined sewing box with bone implements. There are simulated drawers along the sides. It rests on a hexagonal pedestal on top of three down-curving legs.

Object name:
WORK TABLE
Made from:
Wood -- metal -- bone
Made in:
England
Date made:
ca. 1840
Size:
H. 31 × Diam. 15 3/4 in. (78.7 × 40 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
33.38
Class:
FURNITURE
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973