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Card table
Attributed to: Benjamin Frothingham (American, 1734–1809)
1760–80
Object Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Mahogany, pine
Dimensions
Overall: 72.1 x 81 x 80 cm (28 3/8 x 31 7/8 x 31 1/2 in.) in the open position
Overall: 74 x 81 x 40 cm (29 1/8 x 31 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.) in the closed position
Overall: 74 x 81 x 40 cm (29 1/8 x 31 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.) in the closed position
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Ruth K. Richardson in memory of her parents, Alice Gray and Gedney King Richardson
Accession Number65.26
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Tables, stands, screens
ProvenanceBy 1965, Miss Ruth K. Richardson (b. 1876 -- d. 1970), 64 Bay State Road, Boston, and possibly by her parents, Alice Gray Richardson (b. 1871 -- d. 1923) and Gedney King Richardson (b. 1843 -- d. 1931); 1965, given by Miss Ruth K. Richardson to the MFA (Accession date: January 13, 1965).