Card Table
Artistprobably
Isaac Vose and Son
(American, active 1816–1825)
Dateabout 1820
Mediummahogany with mahogany veneer
Dimensions76.2 x 93.3 x 91.4 cm (30 x 36 3/4 x 36 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineBequest of Stephen Salisbury III
Object number1917.177
DescriptionSquare pedestal, with splayed feet shaped like birds head, neck and wings.; casters; folding, rotating top.Label TextAs a patriotic symbol, the eagle became a popular motif in the late eighteenth century and continued to be so well into the nineteenth. The carved eagles on the table legs exhibit a kind of vigorous individuality that is characteristic of the Empire period.ProvenanceStephen Salisbury III, Worcester, MA;
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