Card and backgammon table
Unknown
1760–90 · Mahogany, mahogany veneer, rosewood and satinwood inlays, beech, tulip poplar · The American Wing
The upper playing surface of this rare tripletop gaming table is inlaid with patterns of backgammon and chess boards; the lower one is lined with baize for playing cards. Otherwise, the table is characteristic of a small group of New York card tables with bold serpentine fronts.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1760–90
- Medium
- Mahogany, mahogany veneer, rosewood and satinwood inlays, beech, tulip poplar
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1937
