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S. & J. Rawson, Jr., cabinetmaker

Card Table, ca.1828-1835

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Description

Maker

  • S. & J. Rawson, Jr., 1828-1852, American, cabinetmaker

Culture

American

Title

Card Table

Year

ca.1828-1835

Medium

Mahgoany, mahgoany veneer, pine

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • pine,
  • mahogany veneer,
  • mahogany

Dimensions

70.5 x 93 cm (27 11/16 x 36 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label affixed to bottom of well:Furniture Warehouse/S. & J. RAWSON, JR./ NO 68, BROAD STREET, PROVIDENCE/HAVE CONSTANTLY ON HAND, OF THEIR OWN MANUFACTURE, AND WILL MAKE TO ORDER/ALL KINDS OF /CABINET FURNITURE/SIDEBOARDS, SECRETARIES AND BOOKCASES, SOFAS & C./Which they will dispose of as cheap as any regular Cabinet Maker in town/ALSO PIER TABLES . avery superior article; Pillar, Claw, Card and Dining TABLES/WARDROBES; BUREAUS; Mahogany and Birch BEDSTEADS/ All orders from a distance will be thankfully received and punctually attended to

Place

Providence; Rhode Island

Type

  • Decorative Arts,
  • Furniture

Credit

Gift of Elizabeth Hazard

Object Number

76.191

Projects & Publications

Publications

American Furniture In Pendleton House

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Focus on Form

April 1, 1998 - May 21, 2000

Romanticism and Revival

December 4, 1992 - June 26, 1993

18th and 19th-Century American Galleries

Charles Pendleton House

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