Name/Title
Table, SewingEntry/Object ID
1996.04.01Description
Empire style sewing table with accanthus leaf pedestal. Chestnut? Four curved arms; hinged lid; reccess for thimble in middle. Wheels on base. Eight inside comparts with lids (knobs missing on two). Keyhole inlaid with mother of pearl. 2" inlay around top edge.
Originally in home of Nancy Knowles' grandmother in Springfield, Ill. next door to Abraham Lincoln.Collection
Palmer HouseMade/Created
Date made
1845 - 1855Place
Location
Springfield, IlinoisNotes
Date: c. 1845