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Card Table

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1815-1830

GUSN

GUSN-5210

Description

Castered paw feet, four reeded sabre legs support a round plinth with a turned and acanthus carved baluster, the veneered scotia moulded apron with canted front corners supports at conforming hinged double top with a reeded edge.

Details

Descriptive Terms

card tables
tables (support furniture)
carving (processes)
mahogany (wood)
acanthus (motif)
Mahogany
Acanthus
Carved
TABLE, CARD

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

29.25 x 17.875 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.575

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