Rectangular body resting on tapered legs; rectangular skirt. Lid has rounded corners; hinge at back. Interior stained brown. Exterior black with gold japanning. Top of lid: scalloped-edge medallion enclosing village scene.
work tables
tables (support furniture)
japanning
lacquering
padouk (wood)
staining
villages
Padouk Wood
Lacquered
Stained
Japanned
Medallion
Village
TABLE
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
China
28.25 x 17.75 x 13.5 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.337
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