Title
Card Table
Object Type
Date
ca. 1790
Description
Hinged top with serpentine front and edge inlaid with stylized light and dark wood banding, above a deep apron with central elongated oval panel. The sides and toes inlaid with feather birch, and supported on line inlaid square tapering legs ending in crossbanded cuffs.
Cultural Origin
American, Rhode Island
Medium
mahogany, birch, and satinwood
Extent
Overall: 29 1/2 x 16 x 35 1/2 in. (74.9 x 40.6 x 90.2 cm)
Collection
Source
Purchased by Doris Duke at Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, February 27, 1971, Sale 3165, Lot 155
Identifier
1999.397
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