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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.
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Title: Worktable
Date: 1800–1810
Geography: Made in Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Mahogany, mahogany and birch veneers with white pine, mahogany
Dimensions: 30 1/2 x 21 x 16 1/4 in. (77.5 x 53.3 x 41.3 cm)
Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1918
Accession Number: 18.110.40
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