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Card table

William Hook (American, 1777–1867)

about 1808

Object PlaceSalem, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniqueMahogany, white pine, maple inlay

Dimensions74.3 x 92.7 x 46.4 cm (29 1/4 x 36 1/2 x 18 1/4 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. John B. M. Mactaggart

Accession number55.379

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ClassificationsFurniture

Collections

Americas

ProvenanceMade in 1808-09 by William Hook as a wedding present to his sister Hannah, who married Peter Folsom on August 17, 1809; this card table was part of a group of objects in the collection made for this occasion (see also 39.556, 38.67, 39.555, and 39.557); it descended in the Folsom family and was lent by Hook's grandniece, Mrs. John B. M. Mactaggart (born Elsie B. Folsom), March 17, 1942; converted to a gift in 1955.