From: Benjamin A. Hewitt, "Regional Characteristics of Inlay on American Federal Card Tables," Antiques 121 (May 1982): 1168
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Card table |
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Object numberRIF699 |
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MakerMaker, possibly by Thomas Howard, Jr., 17741833Alternate name(s): Thomas Howard |
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DimensionsClosed: 29 1/2 × 35 13/16 × 18 1/8 in. (74.93 × 90.96 × 46.04 cm) |
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Date1817 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Providence, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany (primary); white pine and maple (secondary) |
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MarksUnknown |
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InscriptionsInscription [illegible in photograph], in graphite, on hinged rail |
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ProvenanceGeneral Edward Carrington (17751843), Providence, Rhode Island. Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell (née Julia duPont). Private collection, 1982 |
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Associated namesGeneral Edward CarringtonJulia du Pont Andrews Bissell |
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BibliographyBenjamin Attmore Hewitt, "Regional Characteristics of Inlay on American Federal Card Tables," Antiques 121, no. 5 (May 1982): 1168, pl. 3, ill.Benjamin Attmore Hewitt, Patricia E. Kane, and Gerald W. R. Ward, The Work of Many Hands: Card Tables in Federal America, 17901820, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1982), 112, 152, no. 33, ill. |