Not currently on display at the V&A

Card Table

ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

On loan to Grosvenor Hall Museum, Cleveland.


Object details

Categories
Furniture
Games
Object type
Card table
Materials and techniques
Rosewood inlaid with boxwood; top covered in green baize.
Rosewood
Boxwood
Baize
Inlaid
Brief description
English, ca.1790, rosewood, boxwood inlay. RF: 56/641
Physical description
Card table, English, late 18th century. Rosewood inlaid with boxwood. The top covered in green baize. The top is semi-circular when closed and opens out onto thetwo hinged back legs to reveal the playing surface.
Dimensions
  • Height: 71.1cm (From grey file)
  • Depth: 43.2cm (From grey file)
  • Width: 91/4cm (From grey file)
Marks and inscriptions
'Sheraton Card table / presented by Mrs. Constance. M. Baker / née Holt[?]', inscribed on paper label stuck to underside of table top
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs. C.M. Baker via National Provincial Bank Ltd.
Summary
On loan to Grosvenor Hall Museum, Cleveland.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.132-1957

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O371900/card-table-unknown/
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