Name/Title
Tile-top Calling Card Stand, c. 1880sEntry/Object ID
1986.70.1Description
ACC. NO. 86.70.1
OBJECT: TABLE
SUBJECT CATEGORY: FURNITURE
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1880's
DESCRIPTION:
SQUARE-TOP STAND OR TABLE. THE TOP IS BRASS, WITH AN INSET PANEL OF GLAZED TILE. TILE IS ALSO REPEATED AS A CYLINDER IN THE PEDESTAL BASE. THE STAND IS SUPPORTED BY FOUR LEGS, WITH PAD FEET. EACH TABLE LEG HAS A CURIOUS PIERCED DECORATIVE DESIGN IN THE FORM OF A WING.
SIZE: H 33" X 13-1/2" X 13-1/2" (LATTER 2 DIMENSIONS APPLY TO THE TABLE TOP.)
HISTORY:
DONOR PURCHASED AND DONATED THIS CALLING CARD STAND FROM AN ESTATE SALE AT THE HOME OF AN UNKNOWN INDIVIDUAL (DECEASED). THE DECEDENT WAS A MEMBER OF THE JOHN A. PLUMMER FAMILY AT 2137 CLINTON AVENUE. THE TABLE (OR STAND) IS PRESUMED TO HAVE COME FROM THEIR HOME, WHICH WAS BUILT IN 1886.
ACQUIRED FROM:
LEE DIXON
DATE: DECEMBER 16, 1986Interpretative Labels
Label
5/11/2020 MvL: current label:
CALLING CARD STAND
(Circa 1880's)
This brass stand is from the residence of John A. Plummer, a salt producer, at 2137 Clinton Ave. The stand is attributed to Bradley & Hubbard, mfr. of lamps and chandeliers. The glazed terra cotta segment is from France.
