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Source Description
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.
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150509
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Pier Table
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150509
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object
title
Pier Table
description
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.
date
c. 1829–35
citation
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60778306
creators
5920
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Furniture and woodwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 91.5 x 105.4 x 57.1 cm (36 x 41 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)
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America, New York
accession
1981.65
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mahogany; marble
tombstone
Pier Table, c. 1829–35. Joseph Meeks and Sons (American). Mahogany; marble; overall: 91.5 x 105.4 x 57.1 cm (36 x 41 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. R. Livingston Ireland, 1981.65
collection
Furniture
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1981.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 69, no. 2 (February 1982): 39–82.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 52; Mentioned: p. 79, no. 25
citation
Hawley, Henry. “Four Pieces of American Furniture.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 69, no. 10 (December 1982): 324–339.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 327-329, figs. 6-8
citation
Voorsanger, Catherine Hoover, and John K. Howat.<em> Art and the Empire City: New York, 1825-1861.</em> New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 294-295, fig. 240
citation
Pollack, Jodi. 2002. “The Meeks Cabinet Making Firm in New York City: Part I, 1797-1835.” <em>Magazine Antiques</em> 161, no. 5 (May 2002): 102–111.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 107, pl. IX, IXa
creditline
Gift of Mrs. R. Livingston Ireland
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2026-05-29 07:46:04.512000
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150509
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Decorative Art and Design
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Furniture
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mahogany; marble
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gender unknown
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