This maple dressing table was made by Otto Berge in the Val-Kill Furniture Shop in Hyde Park, New York. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and some others established the Val-Kill shop in 1927 to provide employment opportunities in Hyde Park. Several pieces were acquired from the shop for the family rooms in the White House during the 1930s.

This maple dressing table was made by Otto Berge in the Val-Kill Furniture Shop in Hyde Park, New York. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and some others established the Val-Kill shop in 1927 to provide employment opportunities in Hyde Park. Several pieces were acquired from the shop for the family rooms in the White House during the 1930s.