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Source Description
This table was gifted to the museum by descendants of Henry Sargent, the Boston artist who in 1824 was commissioned to paint a depiction of elite society in that city titled "The Tea Party" (now in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts). The painting shows an elegant double parlor decorated with items that appear to be French imports. In the middle of the room is a centre-table that closely resembles this one, although the top is wood rather than marble.
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Document identity
localId
26731
label
Empire Table
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
26731
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Empire Table
description
This table was gifted to the museum by descendants of Henry Sargent, the Boston artist who in 1824 was commissioned to paint a depiction of elite society in that city titled "The Tea Party" (now in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts). The painting shows an elegant double parlor decorated with items that appear to be French imports. In the middle of the room is a centre-table that closely resembles this one, although the top is wood rather than marble.
provenance
Possibly owned by Henry Sargent, Boston; Rosamond and Aimee Lamb, Boston [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1964, by gift.
date
1810
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Wood
tables
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
76.2
height
96.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 30 x W: 38 in. (76.2 x 96.5 cm)
Source extras
med
wood (mahogany), marble, ormolu mounts
creator_ids
6985
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
3207
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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