The edge of this table is inlaid with lines of holly. The front of the other table is veneered with curly maple, and has a panel in the centre inlaid with an urn in colored woods.
Illus. 261.—Sheraton
Card-table, 1800.
There is a row of fine inlaying in holly and ebony upon the edge of the top. This table was rescued by the writer from an ignominious existence in a kitchen, where it was covered with oilcloth and used for kitchen purposes. The leaf of each of these tables is supported by one of the legs, which swings around.
Illus. 262.—Sheraton
Card-table, 1800-1810.
Illus. 263.—Sheraton
“What-not,” 1800-1810.
Illustration [261] shows a Sheraton card-table of the best style, with reeded legs and the front veneered in satinwood. It is owned by Irving Bigelow, Esq., of Worcester.
The Sheraton card-table in Illustration [262] is of a few years later date than the one in Illustration [261], with slightly heavier legs, reeded and carved. The curves of the front of the table are extremely graceful. It belongs to Dwight Blaney, Esq.