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Card Table

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1825-1835

GUSN

GUSN-2068

Description

Card table. Mahogany. Paneled front rail with carved foliate s-scrolls; rectangular tapered central shaft rises from applied molding at base; hinged top swivels at right angles to base in open position with interior well for gaming pieces; square pillar; molded plinth. Rests on four scroll feet on casters with spiral carving on each face.

Details

Descriptive Terms

card tables
mahogany (wood)
veneering
Empire (style)
Table
Table, Card
Table, Card

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

27 1/4 x 36 1/2 x 17 1/3 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Eleanor Clarke Bowser

Accession Number

1982.160

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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