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Card Table

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

ca. 1810

GUSN

GUSN-273426

Description

Sheraton swing leg card table with serpentine front. Front veneered with book matched crotch maple. Four reeded and turned legs, diamond and stripe inlay along bottom of apron and edges of top. Ovolo corners.

Details

Descriptive Terms

card tables
mahogany (wood)
maple (wood)
veneer
inlay (process)
Federal
Table, Card

Inscription

"N (?) / 2" (Chalk inscription)

Associated Building

Original To Marrett House (Standish, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

New England

Dimensions

30 x 35 3/8 x 17 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Frances S. Marrett

Accession Number

1959.396

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