This is a drawing of a mahogany gaming table from New York dated around 1770. It shows various views and mechanical details of the table, including side profiles with curved legs, a top-down view revealing game surfaces for chess, checkers, and backgammon, and a demonstration of how the table opens and closes. Handwritten words such as "Mahogany," "New York, About 1770," and "Metropolitan Museum" appear on the drawing.
Artwork Details
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 5081 × 3254 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original