Pier table

BFA Number

DAPC_1976-0152

Date

1813-1825

Current Owner

Unknown
More details

Details

Description

Mahogany veneer pier table with marble top. Skirt has ormolu decorations. Two columns support table with decorated capitals. Molded pilasters flank mirror. Shelf rests on floor, with moldings.

Object use

Support furniture

Object type

Table

Maker

Emmons & Archbald, cabinetmaker, chairmaker, manufacturer, and upholsterer, 1813-1825; Archbald, George, cabinetmaker, 1790-1870, active 1813-about 1844; Emmons, Thomas, cabinetmaker, about 1781-1825, active 1813-1825

Basis of maker

Stenciled inscription by Emmons and Archbald.

Place of origin

Boston, Massachusetts

Basis of origin

Emmons and Archbald worked on Orange (later Washington) street in Boston.

Date

1813-1825

Basis of date

Dated based on working dates of Emmons & Archbald.

Style

Empire

Materials

Mahogany; Gilding; Glass; Marble; Ormolu

Attributes & techniques

Carving; Gilding; Moldings

Marks, signatures, inscriptions

Label not transcribed or illustrated.

Dimensions

Height 34.75 in. (88.3 cm), Width 48.125 in. (122.2 cm), Depth 20.75 in. (52.7 cm)

Bibliography

Article: Page Talbott, "Boston Empire Furniture," Antiques 107, no. 5 (May 1975): 882, fig. 4.

Subject

Tables

Context

Gray and white marble top, probably original, has been repaired.

Current owner

Unknown

Credit

Unknown

Rights

Metadata and images digitized from the Decorative Arts Photographic Collection of the Winterthur Library. For reproduction requests or more information, contact DAPC at reference@winterthur.org.

Source

Decorative Arts Photographic Collection

Date digitized

2017-10-13

Date modified

2017-10-13

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