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Card Table

Attributed to John Goddard American
1760–85
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 753
On this exquisite exemplar of a Newport cabriole-leg card table, the various elements of the skirt board are in perfect proportion and equilibrium, the curves of the legs are altogether satisfying, and the carved bird’s talons grasping the ball feet appear alive. This is poetry in wood, something only John Goddard, of all the Newport makers, could on occasion achieve.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Card Table
  • Maker: Attributed to John Goddard (1724–1785)
  • Date: 1760–85
  • Geography: Made in Newport, Rhode Island, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Mahogany, maple, chestnut, white pine
  • Dimensions: 27 3/4 x 33 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (70.5 x 84.5 x 41.9 cm)
  • Credit Line: Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.114.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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