Card Table
1819–25
Medium
Mahogany, satinwood veneer, iron and brass
Dimensions
73.7 × 45.7 × 92.7 cm (29 × 18 × 36 1/2 in.)
Classification
table
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
214268
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Because few pieces of classical furniture from Boston are labeled, scholars have relied on histories of ownership to make claims about furniture made there. This card table, whose style is unique to Boston during the early 19th century, can be firmly traced back to the Lyman family, Bostonians who summered in Newport, Rhode Island. And, although the table is not signed by the Vose firm, it features striking visual similarities to other pieces that are signed, and it bears consistent construction...