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Card Table

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1830-1845

GUSN

GUSN-41803

Description

Card table. Mahogany, veneered, chestnut, white pine secondary wood. Molded top c-scroll legs with acanthus leaf carving, molded with foliate carved knees; heavy pillar-turned base; turned acanthus-carved pillar; "paneled" rails.

Details

Descriptive Terms

card tables
birch (wood)
chestnut (wood)
mahogany (wood)
maple (wood)
veneering
Norway spruce (wood)
Empire (style)
Table
Table, Card
Table, Card

Inscription

In chalk in well bottom: ""No. 13""

Additional Identification Number

B2059

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

29 1/8 x 36 1/4 x 17 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Edwin Buckingham Sears

Accession Number

1983.66

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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