Furniture
New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1795-1810
Maple; Pine, white; Paint; Gilt
1952.0164
Object Number1952.0164 |
Table (Card table)
Furniture
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Comments: Previously attributed to the Middletown area of Connecticut, but was probably made in New York City.
1795-1810
Maple; Pine, white; Paint; Gilt
29 (H) , 38 (W) , 18.5 (D)
73.66 (H) , 96.52 (W) , 46.99 (D)
OH, OW and OD with top closed. H (top open, left side) 28.3125 in. (71.5 cm); W (front feet) 24 in. (60.8 cm); W (back feet, closed) 37.25 in. (94.5 cm); D (feet, closed) 12.25 in. (31 cm).
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[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 474
[Article] Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1998 "The Christian M. Nestell Drawing Book: A Focus on the Ornamental Painter and His Craft in Early Nineteenth-Century America". American Furniture. 1998: 99-163.
• Published: figs. 86 & 94, pp. 146 & 153
[Book] Priddy, Sumpter. 2004 American Fancy: Exuberance in the Arts, 1790-1840.
• Published: figs. 75-76, pp. 46-47.