Card Table
1780-1800 (made)
On loan to Queen Charlotte's Cottage, Kew.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Veneered kingwood and mahogany; legs carved mahogany. |
| Brief description | English, 1780-1800, kingwood, mahogany, 78/431 |
| Physical description | Card table - veneered kingwood and mahogany; legs carved mahogany. Style of Adam, late 18th century. The folding circular top is hinged in the middle and when open rests on two hinged legs which fit in to the framework. The four sided grooved legs taper towards the moulded foot and are carved above with paterae and pendants. The rails of the frame have curved lower edges. |
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| Object history | Purchased from T. Charbonnier, The Art Gallery, Lynmouth, Devon for £7.10.0. See Nominal File MA/1/C1032/1. On loan to Queen Charlotte's Cottage, Kew Gardens, since 1978 |
| Summary | On loan to Queen Charlotte's Cottage, Kew. |
| Bibliographic reference | Benn, H.P and Shapland, H.P., The Nation's Treasures. Measured Drawings of Fine Old Furniture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & co. Ld and Benn Brothers Ltd., 1910, p. 23, pl. 44. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 432-1907 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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