Work table
Category
Furniture
Date
1830 - 1870
Materials
Japanned wood
Measurements
725 x 610 mm
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Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire
NT 783917
Summary
Victorian black and gold japanned work table on trestle supports; the shallow rectangular work box decorated on its splayed sides and on the inside of the lid with Chinese pagodas and garden scenes within a dense leafy surround; the fretted lyre-shaped trestles with turned stretcher and paw feet all extensively decorated to match; the interior with a compartmented tray but lacking fabric on its sewing basket slide.