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Barnes Family Card Table |
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Catalog#: |
Summer 2003 |
Category: |
Furniture - American |
SubType: |
Table |
Origin: |
America-USA |
Era: |
19th Century |
Height: |
30 1/4 inches inches |
Width: |
39 1/2 inches inches |
Depth: |
19 1/4 inches inches |
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Great form, old finish, wonderful color, matched flame birch veneers, excellent condition. This table has it all, including a bold presence, being 3 inches wider than most card tables. The table is branded L. Barnes, a prominent merchant and sea captain in Portsmouth during the period 1800-1856. Furniture bearing Barnes' brand is in the collections of SPNEA, Old Sturbridge Village, and the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1800-1810.
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