Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Card table
Object Number:
1963.103
Date:
1795-1805
Medium:
Mahogany, ebony, satinwood, pine
Dimensions:
closed: 29 1/2 x 35 3/8 x 17 1/4 in. ( 74.9 x 89.9 x 43.8 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Federal card table with ebony and satinwood inlay; square top with ovolo corners and inlaid stringing bordering edge; halves of top joined by two leaf-edge tenons; apron with five inlaid ovals of stringing flanked by narrow inlaid panels consisting of alternating vertical stripes of ebony and satinwood; supported on five tapering, squared legs (including one fly leg) with inlaid cuffs and stringing.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
