Pier Table in the Neo-Classical Taste
1815–25
Medium
Rosewood veneer, gilded gesso and vert antique, gilded brass, die-stamped brass borders, marble, looking glass plate
Dimensions
36 9/16 × 42 × 20 1/4 in. (92.9 × 106.7 × 51.4 cm)
Classification
Pier table
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Sue K. and Stuart P. Feld, 2012
Accession Number
2012.483a, b
About the Artist
Duncan Phyfe · 1770–1854
Duncan Phyfe (1770–1854) was a Scottish-born American cabinetmaker who became the most celebrated furniture maker in the history of American decorative arts. Born Duncan Fife near Loch Fannich in the Scottish Highlands, he emigrated with his family to Albany, New York, around 1783–84, where he apprenticed to a cabinetmaker. By 1792 he had established his own workshop on Partition Street (later Ful...