Lillian Vernon's Kitchen Table, Circa 1951
date: label: date made
content: ca 1951
label: date made
content: 1951 circa
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Table belonging to entrepreneur and business woman Lillian Vernon. This was the table which she began her company, then, The Lillian Vernon Catalog. As the accompanying informational sign from the Lillian Vernon Company (2019.0306.04) reads: "This is Where It All Began! / In 1951, Lillian M. Vernon decided to start a mail order business from her home. This kitchen table was the first office and distribution center for the company that grew into 'The Lillian Vernon Corporation'"
topic: label: general subject association
content: Women
label: general subject association
content: Manufacturing
label: general subject association
content: Business
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content: Work and Industry: Work
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content: Work
label: Exhibition
content: American Enterprise
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Fred P. Hochberg and David C. Hochberg
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2019.0306.03
label: accession number
content: 2019.0306
label: catalog number
content: 2019.0306.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: table, kitchen
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood; metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 31 1/2 in x 25 1/2 in x 40 in; 80.01 cm x 64.77 cm x 101.6 cm