Table, pier

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Table, pier

Entry/Object ID

MP.87.223

Description

Pier table, marble top, highly figured veneer, mirrored back: rectangular form; flat top, one slab of grey-veined white marble overhangs frame; convex lip at top and bottom of top rail, raised rectangular sections at corners of top rail; rectangular mirror, top rail 6 1/8", back uprights square in section with raised, tapered plinth, concave molding top and bottom; round columns in front topped by inverted baluster form, concave molding at base; flat shelf, rounded corners of a piece with shelf to support columns, quarter round molding; four flattened baluster feet; single board cross support; looking glass back board has beveled edge and screwed into frame; backboard dovetailed onto side; inscription appears on reverse of back top rail, in pencilled script: "David Murphy."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1820

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

40-3/4 in

Width

59 in

Depth

21-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 40 3/4 x 59 x 21 1/8 in. (103.5 x 149.9 x 53.7 cm)

Material

Mahogany veneer, Tulip poplar, Pine, Glass (silvered), Marble

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of Condition: Lower shelf - major splitting; right hand side rail 4" chipped out; overall lifting of grain top rail veneer; marble top; scratched and stained.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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