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Card table (one of a pair)
Probably by: Thomas Seymour (American (born in England), 1771–1848)
1808–15
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Mahogany and mahogany veneer, ebony (?) stringing, eastern white pine, birch, ash, brass and baize (original)
Dimensions
Overall: 73.8 x 90.5 x 44.5 cm (29 1/16 x 35 5/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
Overall (open): 74.3 x 91.1 x 90.8 cm (29 1/4 x 35 7/8 x 35 3/4 in.)
Overall (open): 74.3 x 91.1 x 90.8 cm (29 1/4 x 35 7/8 x 35 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary W. Bartol, John W. Bartol, and Abigail W. Clark
Accession NumberRES.27.75
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Tables, stands, screens
Catalogue Raisonné
Randall 105
DescriptionTable with shaped top with hinged leaf; lyre-shaped supports on square base with curving legs terminating in brass claws; brass lion heads with rings on front support and ends of skirt; metal inlay. Mate to Res. 27.76.
ProvenanceDescended in the family of James Swan (1754-1830) of Dorchester, Mass. to the donors; 1927, gift of Mary W. Bartol, John W. Bartol, and Abigail W. Clark to the MFA (Accession Date: September 8, 1927)