Work table. Culture: American. Dimensions: 28 5/8 x 22 1/4 x 17 7/8 in. (72.7 x 56.5 x 45.4 cm). Maker: Attributed to Lemuel Churchill (active ca. 1805-28); Possibly Thomas Whitman (active ca. 1809-27). Date: 1810-15.Among the most elegant and sophisticated pieces of furniture produced in Boston in the early nineteenth century, this combined writing and sewing table bears the chalk inscription "Churchill"--presumably the signature of the Boston cabinetmaker Lemuel Churchill. Decoration similar to the beautifully rendered acanthus carving on the lyre is sometimes executed in gold leaf for a trompe-l'oeil effect on other Boston tables. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.