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Veerplancks Research Paper

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The turret top card table from the Verplancks family of New York City, dates far back to 1765. This meticulously crafted table is made from mahogany, mahogany veneer, birch and tulip poplar, with dimensions of 28 7/8 x 37 x 38 inches. The table was used for leisure and not eating. Therefore it is apparent that the Verplancks were very wealthy, for they owned a table for pure leisure when most poor and middle class table could barely afford one or two tables to eat on. The table was also crafted from mahogany, a very expensive wood that only the elite could afford. Lastly they has a whole other room for leisure, which also illustrates how wealthy the Verplancks were. Since they were wealthy, yet are immigrants, it is likely that James De

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