Card table Maker: Unknown

1810–20

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Hume Furniture Study
Medium

Mahogany, mahogany veneer; eastern white pine (frame laminates), white oak (front supports, inner and hinged rails), yellow-poplar (box for mechanism)

Dimensions

29 1/2 × 36 1/4 × 17 3/4 in. (74.9 × 92.1 × 45.1 cm)

Credit Line

Mabel Brady Garvan Collection

Accession Number

1930.2534

Geography

Made in New York, New York

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Furniture

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Acquired by Louise Barrett [see note 1], Augusta, Ga. and Wrightsville Beach, N.C., by August 14, 1929; sold to Francis P. Garvan (1875–1937), New York, August 14, 1929; gift to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1930

Note 1: Between 1928 and 1937, Mrs. Barrett acted as Garvan's principal agent in the South, particularly in Georgia and the Carolinas. She lived at Azalea Cottage, 2236 Walton Way, Augusta, Ga. Her summer address was: 16 Ocean Avenue, Wrightsville Beach, N.C.
Bibliography
  • David L. Barquist, Elisabeth Donaghy Garrett, and Gerald W. R. Ward, American Tables and Looking Glasses in the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992), 219–20, no. 115, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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card tables

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