Card table
Benjamin Frothingham
(American, 1734–1809)
1760–80
Object PlaceCharlestown, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, pine
DimensionsOverall: 72.1 x 81 x 80 cm (28 3/8 x 31 7/8 x 31 1/2 in.) in the open position
Overall: 74 x 81 x 40 cm (29 1/8 x 31 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.) in the closed position
Overall: 74 x 81 x 40 cm (29 1/8 x 31 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.) in the closed position
Credit LineGift of Miss Ruth K. Richardson in memory of her parents, Alice Gray and Gedney King Richardson
Accession number65.26
On View
On viewClassificationsFurniture
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Provenanceearly history unknown; owned in 1965 by Miss Ruth K. Richardson, 64 Bay State Road, Boston, and possibly by her parents, Alice Gray and Gedney King Richardson; it may have been a family piece.
about 1820-1825
about 1830
about 1820
1780-1795
about 1790
1780–1800
about 1780