Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Card table
Object Number:
INV.14973
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Mahogany, brass
Dimensions:
closed: 29 5/8 x 36 x 18 in. ( 75.2 x 91.4 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Empire card table; square pivot top with rounded corners, with halves joined by two leaf-edge tenons; plain apron; pedestal base consisting of turned cylindrical column supported on four shaped legs ending in brass sabots and casters.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
