Card Table

Gallery 102, American Art, first floor (Miller/Worley Gallery)

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Card Table

1771

Thomas Affleck (American (born Scotland), 1740–1795) Made for John Cadwalader (American, 1742–1786) Made for Elizabeth Lloyd Cadwalader (American, 1742–1776)

This exceptional card or gaming table---with its strong curves, sharp knee angles, and hairy paw feet---appears on an invoice to John Cadwalader from cabinetmaker Thomas Affleck dated October 13, 1770: "commode card tables @ £5 . . . £10."

Gallery 102, American Art, first floor (Miller/Worley Gallery)

Object Details

Titles:

Card Table

Date:

1771

Artists:

Thomas Affleck (American (born Scotland), 1740–1795) Made for John Cadwalader (American, 1742–1786) Made for Elizabeth Lloyd Cadwalader (American, 1742–1776)

Medium:

Mahogany, yellow pine, yellow poplar, oak

Dimensions:

28 7/8 x 39 x 19 3/4 inches (73.3 x 99.1 x 50.2 cm)

Classification:

Furniture/Furnishings

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Cadwalader Collection with funds contributed by the Mabel Pew Myrin Trust and with the gift of an anonymous donor, 1984

Accession Number:

1984-6-1

Geography:

Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Context:

Period: Colonial

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Gallery 102, American Art, first floor (Miller/Worley Gallery)

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