Occasional Table
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
DESIGNER
Gilbert Rohde, American, 1894–1944
MANUFACTURER
Herman Miller, Inc., American, 1923–present
MEDIUM
Wood, wood veneers, metal
DATES
1937–1941
DIMENSIONS
27 x 27 x 21 3/4 in. (68.6 x 68.6 x 55.2 cm)
(show scale)
MARKINGS
no marks
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1991.97
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Sanford L. Smith in memory of Mitchell R. Cutler
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Wooden table with amoeba-shaped top with burl veneer top surface and black-painted veneered apron. Top is supported on three cylindrical, tapering metal legs, each with a long row of beading on outer edge.
CONDITION - Fair, splits along edge. Refinished. Black paint on apron flaking in some areas near top edge. Chip of wood missing from joint on inner surface of apron near one leg. Circular shadow on under side of top in middle, possibly from old label.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Gilbert Rohde (American, 1894–1944). Occasional Table, 1937–1941. Wood, wood veneers, metal, 27 x 27 x 21 3/4 in. (68.6 x 68.6 x 55.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Sanford L. Smith in memory of Mitchell R. Cutler, 1991.97. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1991.97.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 1991.97.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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