Octagonal Library Table
c. 1840; designed 1832
Medium
Ebony, boxwood, kingwood, mahogany, satinwood, pine, cedar, chestnut, tulipwood, and various stained and shaded woods, with ivory, pearl-shell, copper and brass inlay; the carcass of the top and of the drawer linings is mahogany; the carcass of the base pedestal is pine; replacement leather
Dimensions
74.9 × 137.2 × 148.6 cm (30 × 54 × 58 1/2 in.)
Classification
table
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
69840
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Richard Hicks Bridgens · 1785–1846
Richard Hicks Bridgens (1785–1846) was a British sculptor, architect, designer, draughtsman, and lithographer whose career bridged furniture design, interior decoration, and architecture during the Regency and early Victorian eras. Born in 1785, he began his professional training in Liverpool, where he was apprenticed to the prominent sculptor and cabinet-maker George Bullock. Bridgens lived and w...