Library Table
Medium
Oak, walnut, cherry, poplar
Dimensions
29 1/4 x 51 3/4 x 33 7/8 in. (74.3 x 131.4 x 86 cm)
Classification
Library table
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Berry B. Tracy, 1979
Accession Number
1979.484
About the Artist
Alexander Jackson Davis|Burns and Trainque · 1803–1892
Alexander Jackson Davis (1803–1892) was a pioneering American architect whose imaginative designs helped define the nation's picturesque country house tradition. Born in New York City on July 24, 1803, Davis received an informal education, studying drawing at the American Academy of the Fine Arts, the New-York Drawing Association, and the antique casts at the National Academy of Design. He apprent...