Table, Card
- Object Name:
- Table, Card
- Object ID:
- 1983.002.02.2
- Creator:
- Judkins, Jonathan (1780-1844)
Cabinetmaker - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1828
- Description:
- Table, card. Made by Jonathan Judkins (1780-1844), Portsmouth, NH, 1828. Grecian style. Mahogany and mahogany veneers, with white pine and basswood. Tabletop and edges are figured mahogany veneer. Tabletop is approximately square when opened, and has rounded corners. Two halves of tabletop are joined by brass hinges screwed to short edges of tabletop. Single, centered rear leaf-edge tenon present. When tabletop is opened (by turning 90 degrees on a fixed pivot), the two sides of the top are supported by a rectangular compartment, which sits on top of a centered pedestal attached with a brace. Compartment is veneered with mahogany on the exterior, and has an added mahogany edging; compartment is of dovetail construction. Pedestal is pillar shaped, and is mahogany veneered. Bottom of pillar is cut square, which fits into a hole in a thick block disk. Disk base is veneered on around its circumference, and has several concentric ring turnings on its top. Four legs, each with scrolls on top, are dovetailed into the base. Each leg is numbered "IIII". Each leg ends with a brass paw, on top of a brass casters. Location of turning mechanism (pivot) appears to have been moved slightly. Refinished in 1984. (One of a pair.)
- Material:
- Wood
Mahogany
Basswood
Pine - Dimensions:
- H-29.75 W-35.875 D-17.5 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Frost Homestead of Durham, NH. This table (and its mate) descended in the family of Durham, NH, magistrate, merchant, and farmer, George Frost, a.k.a. Ffrost, (1765-1841), along with a bill documenting his purchase of the two card tables from Jonathan Judkins (1780-1844) for $35. The card tables were intended for Frost's two daughters, Mehitable (Mrs. John Prentis Mellen) and Elizabeth (Mrs. William Weeks Rollins).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of George F. Sawyer and Charles H. Sawyer
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