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Card table |
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Object numberRIF4830 |
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MakerMaker UnknownMaker possibly by John Townsend, American, 17321809 |
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DimensionsClosed: 29 x 32 3/4 x 16 in. (73.66 x 83.19 x 40.64 cm) |
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Date177080 |
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Current locationPrivate collection |
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GeographyMade in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany and mahogany veneer (primary); white pine (rear inner frame); sweet gum (gate frame); ash (front apron) |
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MarksUnknown |
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InscriptionsUnknown |
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StyleChippendale |
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ProvenanceBy descent in the Hunter-Copeland families, Nansemond County, Virginia; possibly by descent in the Holiday family, Nansemond County, Virginia. Private collection |
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Associated namesHunter/Copeland familiesHoliday family |
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NotesA number of card tables attributed to Rhode Island have facades with serpentine curves in plan and section, beading or gadrooning along the lower edge of the facade, blocked corners, straight molded legs, pierced corner brackets, and gouge decoration on the top leaf edge. See the related examples below. Closely related tables have stop-fluted legs; see, for example, RIF64. Other tables lacking some of the features shared by these two groups are recorded in the database as well. |
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