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Traveling tables folded flat for easy transport, allowing wealthy families to dine properly wherever they journeyed. Hinged legs and compact design made them essential furniture for those constantly moving between country estates and town houses during the 1700s.
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You're riding toward Boston in October rain, your leather satchel heavy across your horse's flank. At the next inn, you unstrap this walnut table, unfold its elegant legs, and flip open the hinged top. Out comes your quill, ink, and correspondence. For an hour, you're back in the world of commerce, your signature binding a distant deal.
Reflect
What object do you carry today that lets you work anywhere—and what does it say about you?