The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Side table

Maker:: stand by John Mayhew (British, 1736–1811)
Date:: 1759 (top), 1794 (base)
Culture:: British, London
Medium:: Carved and gilded pine; marbles, including rosso and nero antico, orange Veronese, yellow Siena, brown, gray, and white fleur de pêcher, black and gold Portor, orange and violet Spanish brocatello, and white Carrara, and hardstones, including gray and red granite, red and white jasper, pink quartz, porphyry, bloodstone, serpentine, golden and brown agate and onyx, and lapis lazuli
Dimensions:: Overall table frame: H. 37 x W. 60 1/4 x D. 31 1/8in. (94 x 153 x 79.1cm); Overall table top (Wt. confirmed): H. 1 7/16 x W. 61 5/8 x D. 33 in., 423lb. (3.7 x 156.5 x 83.8 cm, 191.8715kg)
Classification:: Woodwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Accession Number:: 58.75.130a, b

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 516

Provenance

Croome Court, Worcestershire, EnglandEarls of Coventry , Croome Court, Worcestershire, England (until 1948; sale, Sotheby's, June 25, 1948, no. 141); The Samuel H. Kress Foundation (until 1958; to MMA)
See also
Who
John Mayhew (16)

John Wildsmith (3)
What
Metal (59,364)

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Gilt (9,043)

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Nero antico (1)
Where
Europe (148,586)

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When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,257)
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The Croome Court Tapestry Room, Worcestershire

Great Britain and Ireland, 1600–1800 A.D.