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Card table
1730–50
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Medium/Technique
Mahogany, chestnut, eastern white pine, original needlework top
Dimensions
68.6 x 90.5 x 89.2 cm (27 x 35 5/8 x 35 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously and William E. Nickerson Fund
Accession Number49.330
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Tables, stands, screens
This table is notable for its original, needlework top, undoubtedly worked by a young woman, as was customary. The embroidered scene is derived from contemporary print sources and depicts a shepherdess resting on her elbow amid an abundance of flora and fauna.
Catalogue Raisonné
Randall 79
DescriptionMahogany, wool needlework. Cabriole legs, Dutch feet shaped top with grooves for counters and needlework in center. Hinged frame.
InscriptionsIn graphite beneath top: "C" within a circle and with parallel lines)
In paint on the back of the drawer: "JL" [?]
In paint on the back of the drawer: "JL" [?]
ProvenanceIn the collection of Mrs. Henry St. John Smith by 1928 and lent by her October 15, 1928; returned to her December 11, 1929; relent by Mrs. Constance Wharton Smith, August 31, 1934, from whom it was purchased in 1949 with an anonymous contribution and Income of William E. Nickerson Fund No.2 in April 1949 for $1,200.