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Card table
English
about 1715
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Laburnum, laburnum veneer, oak, iron and brass hardware.
Dimensions
72.07 cm (28 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Herbert Heidelberger in honor of Frederick and Minna Heidelberger
Accession Number1984.115
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsFurniture – Tables, stands, screens
DescriptionGames table (one of a pair with 1984.116). Opens to fabric covered surface with wells for counters and square reserves in each corner for candlesticks. Concertina action allows sides to extend and then be held ridgid by a hook, moving the back legs further out to support the flap. Veneers form a striped pattern on top and sides of each table. Legs are fashioned from solid wood and are also striped. The legs end in pad feet.
Provenance1977, sold by Phillips of Hitchin Antiques, Ltd., Hitchin, England, to Herbert Heidelberger (b. 1933 - d. 1982), Boston; 1984, bequest of Herbert Heidelberger to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 7, 1984)