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JANUARY 5 ISSUE ANSWERS (photo to right): The sewing table c.1815, is attributed to William Hook, cabinetmaker of Salem, Mass. It is late Sheraton in style with a serpentine shaped case, “biscuit” corners over ring and rope twisted legs. Thomas Sheraton (1751-1806) the famous English cabinetmaker in his 1803 book The Cabinet Dictionary referred to a ladies work table as a pouch table or table with a bag used by ladies to work at in the parlor. The bag was for the storage of sewing projects in between sittings. Romeo Historical Society member

JANUARY 5 ISSUE ANSWERS (photo to right): The sewing table c.1815, is attributed to William Hook, cabinetmaker of Salem, Mass. It is late Sheraton in style with a serpentine shaped case, “biscuit” corners over ring and rope twisted legs. Thomas Sheraton (1751-1806) the famous English cabinetmaker in his 1803 book The Cabinet Dictionary referred to a ladies work table as a pouch table or table with a bag used by ladies to work at in the parlor. The bag was for the storage of sewing projects in between sittings. Romeo Historical Society member

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