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Pier Table
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Ornamental tables such as this marble-topped example were most often used in rooms on a narrow wall between two windows or just across from them on an opposite wall. Usually a gilded mirror hung above the table to create a single pier of glass, top to bottom, which reflected light around the room. This table’s bold use of carved and stenciled decoration, as well as expensive white marble, indicate that it was owned by a very wealthy family.
| Artist / Maker | Joseph Meeks and Sons |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1829–35 |
| Culture / Origin | America, New York |
| Medium | mahogany; marble |
| Dimensions | Overall: 91.5 x 105.4 x 57.1 cm (36 x 41 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.) |
| Department | Decorative Art and Design |
| Type | Furniture and woodwork |
About the Artist
A leading firm of New York furniture makers active from 1797 to 1868. In 1833 they issued an advertisment illustrating forty-one pieces of furniture, most in a heavy but generally simplified version of the English Regency style--pier-tables with columns and lion-paw feet, dining table with central supports, etc.--some of them adapted from the pattern books of G. Smith. In the 1840s they were making pieces in the Gothic Revival style, including a set of walnut chairs for the White House… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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