Table

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Table

Entry/Object ID

MP.90.2 a-b

Description

Center table, sixteen-sided, grey-veined marble top, urn-shaped pedestal, C-scrolled feet: 4 1/2" deep apron, ogee profile; apron constructed by a series of vertically laminated pieces; central stretcher supports top, rests on faceted pedestal; pedestal has six-sided base and rests on tripartite platform; held in place by large screw and nut; brackets on top end in knuckle carving; three rounded feet with casters.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1840

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.90.2 A-B

MP.90.2a-b

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

29-7/8 in

Diameter

40-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 29 7/8 x 40 1/2 in. (75.9 x 102.9 cm)

Dimension Description

Marble table top

Depth

1 in

Diameter

41 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 x 41 in. (2.5 x 104.1 cm)

Material

Wood (tulip poplar, ash, mahogany), Marble, brass

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: two old cracks "repaired" with two pieces of linen glued to bottom of base; other cracks in veneer visible.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Table was not in center of entrance hall originally (when record photos were taken, 7/86). Placed there 5/18/92. In object file, see page from Joseph Meeks & Sons catalog, "Manufactory of Cabinet and Upholstry Articles, 43 & 45 Broad-Street, New York (Pre-Civil War furniture)." Items 27, 29, 32 and 34 are tables similar to MP.90.2.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Entrance Hall