MID-ATLANTIC PAINTED PINE LARGE SORTING BOARD / TRAY, nailed construction, raised gallery tapered on the ends with cut-out handles. Retains an early painted surface. Second half 19th century. 7 1/4" HOA, 43 1/2" x 27 1/2" OA.
Published: Jill Peterson, "Penn's Sylvania, Land of Milk and Honey, Early Antiques and Towering Tractors", A Simple Life, Winter 2011, p. 8 (covering stovetop).

The estate collection of Patsy Martin, Chambersburg, PA.

Good overall condition with scattered minor to moderate wear; burn marks on the underside.