Card Table

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1800-1815

GUSN

GUSN-50726

Description

Card table. Mahogany, mahogany veneer, lightwood inlay. "D" -shaped top with serpentine front, inlaid leaf ends, astragal corners, diamond inlay at top of front legs; checkerboard inlay at skirt and rails, string inlaid legs and cuff.

Details

Descriptive Terms

card tables
tables (support furniture)
inlay (process)
mahogany (wood)
pine (wood)
veneering
Federal
Table
Table, Card
Table, Card

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

28 7/8 x 35 3/8 x 17 3/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.186

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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