Morse, Frances Clary · New York, the MacMillan Co. · leaf 161
thus defined bySheraton: Tam-bour tables amongcabinet-makersare of two sorts ;one for a lady orgentleman towrite at, and an-other for the for-mer to executeneedlework by.The WritingTambour Tablesare almost out ofuse at present,being both inse-cure and liable toinjury. They arecalled Tambourfrom the… … 136 Furniture of the Olden Time make in the curved groove in which they run.Tambour tables are often introduced in small pieceswhere no strength or security is desired. In his will, George Washington left to Dr. Craikmy beaureau (or as cabinet-makers call it, tamboursecretary). Illustration 90…
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