Work Table with Sewing Box

England

1810 - 1815

  • Titles Work Table with Sewing Box (Descriptive)
  • Artist England
  • Medium oak with amboyna veneer
  • Dimensions Overall: 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm) Overall1: 12 1/2 x 28 3/8 in. (31.8 x 72.1 cm)
  • Credit Line Museum purchase through the Beeson Fund, 1985.346.1-.4
  • Work Type table
  • Classification Furniture

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