Detail View: The AMICA Library: Card Table
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1973.564
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; American
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Creator Dates/Places:
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North and Central America,North America,United Sta
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Creator Name-CRT:
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North and Central America,North America,United States,New York
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Title:
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Card Table
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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closed 3/4 view
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Creation Date:
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1755/90
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Creation Start Date:
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1755
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Creation End Date:
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1790
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Materials and Techniques:
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Mahogany with tulip poplar, white oak, and white pine.
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Classification Term:
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Furniture
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Subject Description:
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Deep serpentine skirt with gadrooned molding below the front and both sides. Foliate carving of C-scroll and acanthus leaf motifs at knees of legs which terminate in claw and ball feet. The top opens to form playing surface covered with baize except for four square corner areas and four oval dishes. Hidden drawer behind back skirt.
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Dimensions:
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69.9 x 88.3 (open) x 87.6 cm (27 1/2 x 34 3/4 x 34 1/2 in)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1973.564
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Restricted gifts of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown and Mrs. Potter Palmer IV; Estate of Annie Dunlop in memory of Annie Wisner; Robert Allerton and Bessie Bennett endowments.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.E33957.TIF
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