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Joseph Rawson and Sons

Card Table
Now On View

Description

Maker

Joseph Rawson and Sons (American, Early 19th Century), manufacturer

Culture

American

Title

Card Table

Year

ca. 1815-1828

Medium

  • mahogany,
  • pine,
  • mahogany veneer,
  • light wood inlays

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Mahogany,
  • pine,
  • mahogany veneer,
  • light wood inlays

Materials

mahogany veneer, pine, mahogany, light wood inlay

Geography

Place Made: Providence; Place Made: Rhode Island

Dimensions

74.9 x 90.8 cm (29 1/2 x 35 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

On back rail:Superimposed labels of Joseph Rawson and Sons, and S. & J. Rawson. The first label of Joseph Rawson & Sons dates from 1815-1828 due to the address of Sugar Lane (now Clements Street) The second label of S. & J. Rawson, Jr. dates from around 1830

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Ida Ballou Littlefield

Object Number

84.023

Type

  • Furniture

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Books

American Furniture In Pendleton House

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

18th and 19th-Century American Galleries
Jun 19, 2015
Charles Pendleton House
Jan 02, 2015

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Tombstone

Joseph Rawson and Sons (American, Early 19th Century), manufacturer
Card Table, ca. 1815-1828
Mahogany, pine, mahogany veneer, light wood inlays
74.9 x 90.8 cm (29 1/2 x 35 3/4 inches)
Gift of Ida Ballou Littlefield 84.023

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