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- Card Table, Owned by John Hancock, 1760-1790 - This card table belonged to John Hancock -- Revolutionary War patriot, statesman, merchant and one of the wealthiest people in America. Hancock inherited an elegant mansion overlooking the Boston Common; and like other wealthy gentlemen of this time, he delighted in playing cards. He could well afford to purchase this fine table to enjoy a game of cards with friends and political associates.
- 1760-1790
- Collections - Artifact
Card Table, Owned by John Hancock, 1760-1790
This card table belonged to John Hancock -- Revolutionary War patriot, statesman, merchant and one of the wealthiest people in America. Hancock inherited an elegant mansion overlooking the Boston Common; and like other wealthy gentlemen of this time, he delighted in playing cards. He could well afford to purchase this fine table to enjoy a game of cards with friends and political associates.
- Doll Slant-Front Desk, circa 1760 -
- circa 1760
- Collections - Artifact
Doll Slant-Front Desk, circa 1760
- Armchair, 1740-1785 -
- 1740-1785
- Collections - Artifact
Armchair, 1740-1785
- Side Chair, 1750-1770 -
- 1750-1770
- Collections - Artifact
Side Chair, 1750-1770
- Armchair, 1760-1780 -
- 1760-1780
- Collections - Artifact
Armchair, 1760-1780
- Settee, 1760-1780 -
- 1760-1780
- Collections - Artifact
Settee, 1760-1780
- Dressing Glass, circa 1760 -
- circa 1760
- Collections - Artifact
Dressing Glass, circa 1760
- Dropleaf Table, 1760-1780 -
- 1760-1780
- Collections - Artifact
Dropleaf Table, 1760-1780
- Child's Fall-front Desk, 1750-1800 - Eighteenth-century children had few forms of furniture made specifically for their needs: cradles, highchairs, and perhaps small chairs. This fall-front desk is a rarity. A well-to-do family probably had this made for their young son. Perhaps this boy -- by mimicking his father who sat at a larger version of this desk -- would carry on the family business.
- 1760-1800
- Collections - Artifact
Child's Fall-front Desk, 1750-1800
Eighteenth-century children had few forms of furniture made specifically for their needs: cradles, highchairs, and perhaps small chairs. This fall-front desk is a rarity. A well-to-do family probably had this made for their young son. Perhaps this boy -- by mimicking his father who sat at a larger version of this desk -- would carry on the family business.
- Speaker's Chair Used in the United States House of Representatives in Philadelphia, 1790-1795 - This chair was made in the early 1790s for either the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives or the President of the U.S. Senate, both bodies then located in Philadelphia. We believe that it was later used by the U.S. Supreme Court, along with three similar chairs, now at the Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia.
- 1790-1795
- Collections - Artifact
Speaker's Chair Used in the United States House of Representatives in Philadelphia, 1790-1795
This chair was made in the early 1790s for either the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives or the President of the U.S. Senate, both bodies then located in Philadelphia. We believe that it was later used by the U.S. Supreme Court, along with three similar chairs, now at the Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia.