Sunday, November 20, 2011

Card Table, 1760-85

Newport, Rhode Island Mahogany, maple, chestnut, white pine
27 3/4 x 33 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (70.5 x 84.5 x 41.9 cm)

This example of the classic Newport blockfront card table is perfectly proportioned and finely executed. The distinctive manner in which the knees and feet are carved is associated with the famous local maker John Goddard (1724–1785).




Copy and images from The Metropolitian Museum of Art.

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