Design for Pier Table and Gold Mirror: Front and Side Elevations
early 19th century
Medium
Pen and ink, brush and wash, watercolor
Dimensions
sheet: 9 5/8 x 11 7/8 in. (24.5 x 30.2 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
38.37.36
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate drawing, titled *Design for Pier Table and Gold Mirror Front and Side Elevations*, offers a glimpse into the refined world of early 19th-century British furniture design. Created anonymously by a British artist using pen and ink, brush and wash and watercolor on a modest sheet measuring 9 5/8 x 11 7/8 inches, it presents precise front and side views of pier table—a slender console table typically placed between windows in grand parlors—and its accompanying ornate gold mirror. Such designs were essential for architects, cabinetmakers, and homeowners seeking to furnish elegant inte...