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Card table

Card table
Object name 
Card table
Date 
1795-1805
Medium 
Mahogany, ebony, satinwood, pine
Dimensions 
closed: 29 1/2 x 35 3/8 x 17 1/4 in. ( 74.9 x 89.9 x 43.8 cm )
Description 
Mahogany Federal card table with ebony and satinwood inlay; square top with ovolo corners and inlaid stringing bordering edge; halves of top joined by two leaf-edge tenons; apron with five inlaid ovals of stringing flanked by narrow inlaid panels consisting of alternating vertical stripes of ebony and satinwood; supported on five tapering, squared legs (including one fly leg) with inlaid cuffs and stringing.
Credit Line 
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number 
1963.103
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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