Table, gaming

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Table, gaming

Entry/Object ID

MP.89.10

Description

Gaming table of light and dark mahogany with pivoting hinged top, four columnar supports, and two animal paw feet: dark top with stencilled border opens to provide playing surface; top section has low wide drawer with round brass knob (proper right) rounded corners with two concentric gilt squares, and band of stencilled leafy designs on black border; turnings on columns consist of: Quarter round, flared half spool, quarter round, squat urn, ring, column and collared ring; columns are painted greenish-black with gilt accents; bottom section is rectangular with dark top surface banded by leafy stencilling; drawer with brass knob on each end runs length of section and is surrounded by leafy banding; front of bottom section has rectangular band of interconnected diamonds and circles; "bronzed" front feet carved in the shape of four-toed animal paw with brackets consisting leafy and fruit-like devices; rear legs consist of the following turned elements: Half-spool, ring, inverted cup and half a ball; all feet rest on casters; period wallpaper (early nineteenth century) used as lining in storage section under pivoting top (orange/blue/black geometrical floral and gray and white striped floral); three compartments for holding markers proper left side. Pencilled inscription on bottom of top drawer "2" and "D" and on bottom of large drawer "William Harsens". (Harsen's identity is not known.)

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Artist

Date made

circa 1820

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

MP.87.214

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

30-3/4 in

Width

27 in

Depth

15 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 30 3/4 x 27 x 15 in. (78.1 x 68.6 x 38.1 cm)

Dimension Description

Top open

Width

26 in

Length

25-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 26 x 25 3/8 in. (66 x 64.5 cm)

Material

Wood (mahogany, tulip popular), brass, Gilt, Wallpaper

Condition

Notes

Overall Analysis: See treatment report in object file. New scratch on top, portion of border on top section (proper right) split and broken, cracks on top of lower section including one running from back to front, cracks in front of object, problem with finish.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Janet Livingston Montgomery, Unknown

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Table must be renumbered from MP.87.214 to MP.89.10.

Note Type

Curator Revision Date

Note

2003-09-24

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Montgomery Room