Octagonal Library Table

Richard Hicks Bridgens

c. 1840; designed 1832

Octagonal Library Table by Richard Hicks Bridgens

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

    Send Feedback

    We use this only to reply to your feedback.