Center Table
c. 1875
Medium
rosewood inlaid with other woods and bone
Dimensions
76.5 × 122 × 76.2 cm
Classification
Furniture and woodwork
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1987.53
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About this artwork
The general form of this table is based on 19th-century English pieces that are variously described as modern Gothic or Eastlakian. They tend to be rectilinear with incised ornament, and are often, as here, gilded. Combined with this form are decorative elements of Japanese derivation—the carved panel of the stretcher and the inlaid medallions on the frieze beneath the top. The elaborate marquetry, or inlay, of the top includes motifs of classical origin. The top was perhaps made in France and i...
About the Artist
Herter Brothers (American) ( ) · 1851 –1899
1851–1899