# Card Table

**Florence Choate** (American, c. 1879–1967)  
c. 1953  
watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard  
overall: 22.9 x 30 cm (9 x 11 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 28 1/2" high; 34 1/2" long; 36" in diameter

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1943.8.7868. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.20066.html).

## About this work

Florence Choate painted this in about 1953, aged 74. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### What you’re looking at

The image shows a wooden side table with a smooth surface and four tapered legs, as well as a decorative drawer front. The table has a rich brown color with gold accents and black inlay details. It is positioned towards the center of the image. On the left, there are design patterns in an oval shape and a thin line drawing. The background is off-white. There are handwritten numbers and letters at the bottom right corner of the image.

_Description from the National Gallery of Art._

### How it was made

- **Watercolour.** Pigment in gum arabic, thinned with water and laid in transparent washes. Nothing white is painted: the light is the paper showing through.
- **Graphite.** Pencil. Graphite has been used for drawing since the 1500s; in 1795 Nicolas-Jacques Conté mixed it with clay, so its hardness could be graded.
- **Pen and ink.** Drawn with a quill or reed pen, often with wash added by brush to model light and shadow.

### [Florence Choate](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/florence-choate)

American, c. 1879–1967

## Facts

- Type: Drawing
- The artist was 74
- Real size: about 9 × 12 in (23 × 30 cm). Closest to life size: the 8 × 10 in print.
- Century: 20th century
- Movement: [American folk and design](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/american-folk-design)
- Colour: white
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1409/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86; 24 × 36 in $108
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208; 24 × 36 in $258
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5; 24 × 36 in $5

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