Design for Round Table "B" on Scroll-Like Feet
1900â05
Classification
furniture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of The Lake St. Louis Historical Society
Accession Number
2000-69-169
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of early 20th-century American furniture design with *Design for Round Table "" on Scroll-Like* by A.N. Davenport., created between 1900 and 1905. This intriguing piece, housed in the Smithsonian American Art's Smithsonian Collection, captures a moment when U.S. manufacturers like Davenport were blending tradition with emerging industrial precision. The title evokes a graceful round table poised on ornate, scroll-like feet—curving motifs inspired by classical European furniture, adding a sense of fluidity and sophistication to domestic spaces. As a furniture design...