Dressing table 1800–1810 American In early-nineteenth-century cabinetmaking parlance, this “lady’s dressing table” features a “plain arch in sweep front”—a more expensive elaboration on the basic, straight-front model with a single long drawer. According to the English furniture designer George Hepplewhite, the drawers of dressing tables were partitioned to accommodate “combs, powders, essences, pin-cushions, and other necessary equipage.”. Dressing table. American. 1800–1810. Mahogany, birch veneer, basswood with white pine. Made in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

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