Design for an Octagonal Gothic Pedestal Table: Elevation and Plan
early 19th century
Medium
Pen and ink, brush and wash, over graphite
Dimensions
sheet: 8 3/4 x 12 5/16 in. (22.2 x 31.3 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1938
Accession Number
38.37.116
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate drawing, titled *Design for an Octagonal Pedestal Table: Elevation Plan*, offers a glimpse into early 19th British design ingenuity. Created anonymously by a British artist around 1800–1820, it presents both a side elevation and top plan view of an elegant octagonal table supported by a pedestal base. Rendered on a modest sheet measuring 8 3/4 x 12 5/16 inches, the work resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, acquired through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund in 1938. The piece reflects the Gothic Revival movement sweeping Britain at the time, a r...