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1810-1825
GUSN-17434
Card table. Rosewood, brass, ormolu. Two open lyres compose supports. Leaves have bowed fronts with recessed corners. Veneered rails with three ormolu mounts conform to shape of top. Lyre displays painted gilt foliage. Brass rods form "strings." Four saber legs terminate in brass lions head casters. Brass stringing forms panels on surfaces and edges of leaves. Hinged top swivels to expose well. Top surface lined in green baize.
card tables
tables (support furniture)
rosewood (wood)
wood (plant material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
lion
heads (representations)
lyres
Rosewood
Lyre
Lion
TABLE, CARD
Attributed to Seymour, Thomas, 1771-1848 (Cabinetmaker)
Penniman, John Ritto, 1782-1841 (Gilder)
29 1/3 x 36 x 17 9/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
1976.105
Massachusetts (United States)
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