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Card table

ca. 1765
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 718
This turret-top card table, so called for its projecting rounded corners, descended in the Verplanck family along with four side chairs (39.184.3-.6), a tea table (39.184.11), and an upholstered settee (39.184.2) in the collection. As is typical of New York–made tables, this example has pronounced gadrooned edging that continues above the legs; cabriole legs with rounded, powerfully curved knees and ankles; and somewhat squashed claw-and-ball feet with small back talons.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Card table
  • Date: ca. 1765
  • Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Mahogany, mahogany veneer, birch, tulip poplar
  • Dimensions: 28 7/8 x 37 x 38 in. (73.3 x 94 x 96.5 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of James De Lancey Verplanck and John Bayard Rodgers Verplanck, 1939
  • Object Number: 39.184.12
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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