About Item:

Though most items of clothing were purchased or ordered from a professional tailor or seamstress. Sewing was a basic life skill learned by boys and girls as part of their practical education, so that they could mend or maintain clothing and other household textiles. Sewing and needlework activities were both a pastime and a
necessity in Revere’s day. One of the regular tasks performed by Paul’s second wife Rachel and her daughters would be mending clothing and linens, and darning knit items such as woolen socks. This sewing table, a luxury item, belonged to Rachel in her later years. Also a “work table,” Rachel could use the top to write letters. This special piece was designed for the storage of textile supplies. See the deep bottom drawer covered with green silk.

From the collection of Paul Revere Memorial Association