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Card Table
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Card Table

Datec. 1820
MediumMahogany and brass
Dimensions30 × 37 3/8 × 18 5/8 inches (76.2 × 94.9 × 47.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anderson C. Bouchelle.
Object number1981.16.2
On View
On view
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextA carved mahogany card table with a D-shaped, folding swivel top, raised on two pairs of reeded columnar supports joined by a three-section reeded stretcher, the whole raised on raked and splayed legs with gilt-brass paw sabots on casters. Americans played Whist, Loo, Quadrille, and many other card games as early as the 17th century. As the moral disdain of card playing waned in the 18th century, the popularity of the leisurely pastime increased as did the manufacture of card tables. Many of these gaming tables, mostly constructed in the Northeast, were shipped throughout the country, including Savannah. Shipping manifests from 1789-1815 show Savannahians had a proclivity for the furniture form, which could be used for multiple purposes, including tea and pier tables. Sixteen card tables in the Telfair Museums’ collection corroborates this documentary evidence as many of the tables were originally owned by Savannah natives, including two owned by the Telfairs and a matching pair owned by the Owens family. Text written for the exhibition Gaming Tables for Whist, Chess, and Other Amusements April 18 - August 23, 2009.
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