Table, Card
- Object Name:
- Table, Card
- Object ID:
- 2018.016
- Creator:
- Batcheller, Oliver (1791-1816) -- Cabinetmaker
- Place of Origin:
- New Ipswich, NH
- Date:
- circa 1815
- Description:
- Card table, made by Oliver Batcheller (1791-1816), New Ipswich, NH, c. 1815. Mahogany, birch, and pine with mahogany, satinwood, and rosewood inlay and veneers. Serpentine front, ovolo corners, and beveled top. Ball feet on turned and reeded legs. "Oliver Batcheller / Cabinet maker" written in chalk on underside of top.
- Material:
- Wood
Mahogany - Dimensions:
- H-30.6 W-38.4 D-18.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Oliver Batcheller, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Merry) Batcheller, was born on January 6, 1791 in New Ipswich, NH. Oliver probably learned cabinetmaking from his father or one of his brothers, Joseph or John Merry, who were also cabinetmakers. Batcheller lived and worked in New Ipswich until his death on July 1, 1816. The table was exhibited at the Currier Gallery of Art in 1964 and at the New Hampshire Historical Society in 1978. Based on family history, the card table was owned by the donor's ancestor, Loammi Chamberlin (1791-1853) a Greenville and Mason mill owner. It descended from Chamberlin and Taft ancestors of the donor.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Robert Taft
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