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about 1810
Height x depth: 80 x 83.8 cm (31 1/2 x 33 in.)
Rosewood, gray granite, gilt metal
Classification: Furniture
Culture: English (London)
Accession number: 2008.1423
Location: Susan Morse Hilles Gallery (Regency)
Description: This unusual center table on a rosewood plinth recalls similar tables used to furnish the Prince Regent’s London residence at Carlton House. A variety of new furniture forms, such as pier tables, console tables, and side tables, were developed during the Regency period for halls and reception rooms. This table is notable for its finely modeled central column, decorated with acanthus leaves and supported by classical scroll brackets.
Provenance/Ownership History: 2003, acquired on the London art market by Horace Wood Brock, New York; 2008, gift of Horace Wood Brock to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 17, 2008)
Gift of Horace Wood Brock in memory of Tracey L. Albainy