Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Study for Havell pl. no. 26
c. 1825
1863.17.26
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Card table
Object name
Card table
Date
1830-1840
Medium
Mahogany; oak, poplar
Dimensions
closed: 29 5/8 x 36 x 19 1/2 in. ( 75.2 x 91.4 x 49.5 cm )
Description
Mahogany Empire card table; square pivot top with rounded corners, veneered border, and band of veneer surrounding edge; halves of top joined by two leaf-edge tenons; apron with figured mahogany veneer and rectangular panels of light wood (possibly maple) veneer wrapping around the corners; raised on four turned and carved legs above a horizontal base with incurving sides supported on four scrolling paw feet with casters.
Credit Line
Purchase, Abbott-Lenox Fund
Object Number
1979.108
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this table, which once belonged to Eliza Livingston Lynde (1808-1864), was purchased by the Society from Knickerbocker Antiques in 1979.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
