Figure 27 Detail of a caryatid support on a card table by Charles-Honoré Lannuier, New York City, 1817. Mahogany and mahogany veneer with white pine, yellow poplar, ash, and basswood; gilded gesso, vert antique, gilded cast brass, and die-stamped brass banding. H. 31 1/8", W. 36", D. 17 3/4". (Courtesy, Metropolitan Museum of Art, gift of Justine VR Milliken, 1995; photo, Bruce White.) This style of winged caryatid may be the earliest type produced in Lannuier’s shop. This table is one of a pair.
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