Federal Card Table

Origin

United States

Period

19th Century

Materials

Mahogany, flame birch veneer; secondary wood, pine.

Dimensions

W.	36 in;	H.	29.25 in;	D.	17.63 in;
W.	91.44 cm;	H.	74.3 cm;	D.	44.78 cm;

Condition

Excellent. Overall fine condition with minor imperfections, shrinkage cracks to top.

Creation Date

North Shore, Massachusetts or Coastal New Hampshire, ca. 1800-1850

Description

Affixed with an old label on the underside of the top: This table belongs
to my niece Miss Elizabeth J. Fogg of Zanesville.”

The card table has a rectangular hinged top with a bowed front flanked by blocked ends and sides with outset corners and an inlaid edge above a conforming case embellished with book-matched flame birch veneer panels flanking a central plumb pudding mahogany veneer panel supported by ring-turned and tapered reeded legs.

Styles / Movements

Federal

Dealer Reference Number

F-T-CRD 023

Incollect Reference Number

122247