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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 137258, member: 44&quot;]With all the talk of Empire lately, I thought I would throw in this small sewing table. I believe it was originally made as a sewing table because of the divisions in the drawer, and it just doesn&#039;t seem wide enough for a writing table. Then again it was made with a lock. A lock on a sewing table seems unusual? I thought the veneer was walnut burl, but seems too red for walnut. Could it be mahogany or rosewood burl or flame? As I have pointed out before, woods are not my forté. The veneer is on the top and across the front of the drawer.</p><p><br /></p><p>It stands 28½&quot;, 20½&quot; wide, and 16½&quot; deep. The drawer dimensions are 15.5&quot; wide x 14&quot; x 3&quot;. I think glass pulls are original with a 6 petal blossom on top and ribbed sides, but the pull screws may be relatively new. What do y&#039;all think?</p><p><br /></p><p>It passed down to my mother in 1943 from her MIL, my paternal grandmother, who married in 1880. My mother and that grandmother used it as a sewing table. I really think it may have started with that grandmother&#039;s mother (one of my great grandmothers) who married in 1850. I found in the crevasses/cracks of the drawer hand carved bone or ivory sewing implements such as hooks, bodkins, etc. For a moment I thought late American Empire, but the narrow turned legs squished that idea. At the moment I have it dated latter half of the 19th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>Opinions welcomed on style, wood, and age. The next message will have pics of the table&#039;s underneath.</p><p><br /></p><p>TIA.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]35837[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]35836[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Top:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]35838[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]35839[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Drawer:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]35842[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]35843[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]35844[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Pulls:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]35847[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]35846[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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