Philip H. Saunders, work table, Danvers, Massachusetts, 1820–1840. Pine and painted and smoke-grained decoration. H. 29 3/4", W. 18", D. 16 3/4". (From the Collections of Henry Ford Museum & Green€eld Village.) Written on the underside of the top drawer is: “P H Saunders/Mill St Danvers.”

Charles Codman, Fancy Piece, America, ca. 1829. Oil on panel. 19 3/16" x 26 5/8". (Courtesy, Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Museum purchase, 1961.16; photo, Williamstown Art Conservation Center.)

Side chair, New York, ca. 1815–1825. Poplar, maple, painted decoration, and cane. H. 32 1/2", W. 19", D. 15 3/4". (Private collection.)

Dome-top box, America, ca. 1835. Wood and painted, smoked, and stenciled decoration. H. 10 3/4", W. 23 3/4", D. 11 3/4 ". (Courtesy, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia.)