Center Table
Alexander Jackson Davis (American, 1803-1892), attributed designer
Unidentified American Maker, New York

Details
Title
Center Table
Artist/Maker
Alexander Jackson Davis (American, 1803-1892), attributed designer
Unidentified American Maker, New York
Date
ca. 1850
Medium
Rosewood, cherry, white marble, and brass
Dimensions
30 x 37 x 43 inches
Credit
Virginia Carroll Crawford Collection
Accession #
1983.190
Gothic architectural details—six clustered columns, three beaded trefoil terminals on the triangular base, and the ogee-arched scallop skirt—have been imaginatively combined with a hexagonal marble top to create this center table. A quintessential mid-nineteenth-century parlor furniture form—center tables were believed to be the symbol of the family circle—this table epitomizes the period practice of adapting historical elements into furniture design.
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