Table
1690-1710 (made)
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| Place of origin |
On loan to Handel House Museum, London.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | carved and turned black Italian walnut |
| Brief description | Card table, walnut, English, 1690-1710, 45/233 |
| Physical description | Card table, carved and turned black Italian walnut. Half oval leaf top lined inside with green baize. On the curved side are three short drawers with round knob handles, above a wavy edge. Four tapering legs (octagonal) connected by wavy stretchers. Everted toes. Open leaf supported by a pair of gates each with similar leg, with a straight flat stretcher, and a vase finial above the hinge. The handles are modern and one of the back legs have been restored. |
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| Credit line | Given by Brigadier W. E. Clark CMG, DSO through Art Fund |
| Object history | 45/233 |
| Summary | On loan to Handel House Museum, London. |
| Bibliographic reference | See Edward's Dictionary of English Furniture Vol. III, p.193, fig.5, where it states that this able is one of the earliest types especially designed for cards, introduced at the close of the 17th century. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.45:1 to 4-1946 |
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| Record created | February 15, 2001 |
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