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Center Table

Decorative Arts and Design

MANUFACTURER Crawford Riddell
MEDIUM Rosewood, marble
DATES ca. 1840–1845
DIMENSIONS 29 3/8 x 35 x 35 in. (74.6 x 88.9 x 88.9 cm)  (show scale)
MARKINGS no marks
SIGNATURE no signature
INSCRIPTIONS no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER 79.80
CREDIT LINE Rand-Milligan Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Table. Rosewood with removable square black marble top. Skirt has gothic tracery on all four sides. Octagonal center pedestal with Gothic arch tracery on each flat surface. Stepped octagonal base with four hexagonal feet with button tops. CONDITION - (a) Minor nicks and chips along top edge and skirt. Veneer cracked and splitting in four areas on base. Four areas of minor veneer loss on base. Splotches of white paint. (b) Excellent. Modern replacement glass rings.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Crawford Riddell. Center Table, ca. 1840–1845. Rosewood, marble, 29 3/8 x 35 x 35 in. (74.6 x 88.9 x 88.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Rand-Milligan Fund, 79.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 79.80_bw_IMLS.jpg)
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