The worktable was one of the few gender-specific pieces of domestic furniture. A woman would have stored sewing supplies in the upholstered bag and written letters on the hinged writing surface stored in the drawer above.
George S. Palmer, New London, Connecticut, until 1918
Artist: Attributed to Thomas Seymour (1771–1848) Date: 1810–15Medium: Mahogany, mahogany and birch veneers, and glass with white pineAccession: 10.125.384On view in:Gallery 729