CHERRY SEWING TABLE
The roots of Shaker furniture design can be found in the modest country workshops of the "Federal" period (1790-1820). This finely-made sewing table from rural New Hampshire is an example. Note the square tapered legs and the delicately molded rim to keep pins and other small objects from rolling off the top. Mortise-and- tenon joinery, with dovetailed drawer. Note the beautiful hand cast brass bail with oval back plates. The Shakers, of course, would have eliminated this detail, describing it as a "superfluity", or luxury. The original is in a private collection.
We make this Sewing Table in clear cherry, with drawer interior of pine. Height is 26". Top measures 16" x 16". Shown in Oil & Wax Finish.
Available as an unfinished kit, a "ready to ship" finished piece, and a "made to order" finished piece.
Kit is supplied with Oil Finish, rather than stain, to bring out the natural color of the cherry wood.
When ordering "Finished-Made to Order", you may select Oil Finish or the stain of your choice (see below).
