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Source Description
The general form of this table is based on 19th-century English pieces that are variously described as modern Gothic or Eastlakian. They tend to be rectilinear with incised ornament, and are often, as here, gilded. Combined with this form are decorative elements of Japanese derivation—the carved panel of the stretcher and the inlaid medallions on the frieze beneath the top. The elaborate marquetry, or inlay, of the top includes motifs of classical origin. The top was perhaps made in France and imported to America to be used on furniture made here.
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153752
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Center Table
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153752
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Center Table
description
The general form of this table is based on 19th-century English pieces that are variously described as modern Gothic or Eastlakian. They tend to be rectilinear with incised ornament, and are often, as here, gilded. Combined with this form are decorative elements of Japanese derivation—the carved panel of the stretcher and the inlaid medallions on the frieze beneath the top. The elaborate marquetry, or inlay, of the top includes motifs of classical origin. The top was perhaps made in France and imported to America to be used on furniture made here.
date
c. 1875
citation
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q60757519
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5819
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Furniture and woodwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 76.5 x 122 x 76.2 cm (30 1/8 x 48 1/16 x 30 in.)
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America, New York
accession
1987.53
Source extras
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rosewood inlaid with other woods and bone
tombstone
Center Table, c. 1875. Herter Brothers (American). Rosewood inlaid with other woods and bone; overall: 76.5 x 122 x 76.2 cm (30 1/8 x 48 1/16 x 30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.53
collection
Furniture
citations
citation
Piña, Leslie. <em>Furniture in History, 3000 B.C.–2000 A.D</em>. Boston: Prentice Hall, 2010. p. 128.
citation
Howe, Katherine S. et al. <em>Herter Brothers: Furniture and Interiors for a Gilded Age</em>. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1994.
page_number
Cat. 22; pp. 172–3, 221, 224
citation
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1987.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 75, no. 2 (February 1988): 30–71.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 58; Mentioned: p. 65, no. 22
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John L. Severance Fund
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The Cleveland Foundation Gallery
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2026-05-29 07:56:54.810000
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153752
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Decorative Art and Design
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Furniture
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rosewood inlaid with other woods and bone
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male
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