Card Table

An image of a square table with a white tablecloth and India Tree Pattern teaset. Around the table there is a red bunting. In the background are two chairs.
Card table decorated for Christmas

Country of Origin: Britain
Year: ca. 1880s
Materials: Walnut wood, metal, and felt

This piece of furniture is a dual-purpose table. Folded, it looks like an ordinary end table, but once it us unfolded and swivels, it becomes a card table. It was the perfect table for people like the Harris’ who loved to entertain. Popular Victorian card games included bridge and whist. The piece is made from Walnut, with decorative veneer and pie crust edging, and sits on brass casters for easy movement.

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We acknowledge all the treaties that are specific to this area: the Two Row Wampum Belt Treaty of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy/Silver Covenant Chain; the Beaver Hunting Grounds of the Haudenosaunee NANFAN Treaty of 1701; the McKee Treaty of 1790, the London Township Treaty of 1796, the Huron Tract Treaty of 1827, with the Anishinaabeg, and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum of the Anishnaabek and Haudenosaunee.

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