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Work table, likely used for sewing, labeled by Baltimore, Maryland, furniture maker John Needles (1786-1868). It features two drawers atop four curved and reeded legs on brass eagle casters and is made of mahogany with poplar and maple inlay. Needles was a Quaker, abolitionist, and maker of fine furniture.

Work table, likely used for sewing, labeled by Baltimore, Maryland, furniture maker John Needles (1786-1868). It features two drawers atop four curved and reeded legs on brass eagle casters and is made of mahogany with poplar and maple inlay. Needles was a Quaker, abolitionist, and maker of fine furniture. Front Back Back Left Foot Alternative Foot Brass detail Front right

Table, Sewing

Description

Work table, likely used for sewing, labeled by Baltimore, Maryland, furniture maker John Needles (1786-1868). It features two drawers atop four curved and reeded legs on brass eagle casters and is made of mahogany with poplar and maple inlay. Needles was a Quaker, abolitionist, and maker of fine furniture.

Creator

Date

circa 1825

Materials

Mahogany, poplar, maple

Dimensions

28.5 x 17.5 inches

Object ID

1987.64.1

Accession Number

1987.64

Resource ID

4987

Credit Line

Museum purchase courtesy of the Trustees Acquisition Fund

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.