Astragal-end Work Table

Unknown

1805–15 · Mahogany, rosewood, Spanish cedar, white pine, poplar · The American Wing

This astragal-end ladies sewing or worktable is distinguished by its tall, elegant, and finely reeded legs. The pleated silk bag, which held sewing fabric or needlework, is patterned after a design in plate 26 of Thomas Sheraton’s "The Cabinet- Maker and Upholsterer’s Drawing-Book" (1794).

Artist

Unknown

Date

1805–15

Medium

Mahogany, rosewood, Spanish cedar, white pine, poplar

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1932