Works of Art (38)
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"Alada" table, ca. 1985, Oscar Tusquets Blanca (Spanish); Manufacturer: CASAS, Painted wood, etched glass, bronze (1990.68ab) |
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Bureau table, ca. 1765, Attributed to John Townsend (American), Made in New England, Newport, Rhode Island, Mahogany, chestnut, tulip poplar, white pine (10.125.83) |
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Card table (one of a pair), 1817,
Charles-Honoré Lannuier (French),
American (New York City),
Mahogany veneer on white pine, basswood, mahogany; gilded gesso and vert antique; gilded brass, die-stamped brass borders (1995.377.1) |
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Card table, 1810–20,
Unidentified Maker,
New York City,
Mahogany, tulip poplar, brass (31.44.11) |
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Card table, ca. 1786, John Townsend (American), Newport, Rhode Island, Mahogany, maple, chestnut, tulip poplar (27.161) |
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Center table, 1870–75,
Attributed to Pottier and Stymus and Company (New York City),
Rosewood, walnut, marble (68.207a,b) |
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Center table, ca. 1780–85,
Russia (Tula, Imperial Armory),
Steel, silver, gilded copper, gilded brass, basswood, mirror glass (replacement) (2002.115) |
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Drop-leaf dining table, 1756, John Townsend (American), Newport, Rhode Island, Mahogany, maple (L.2001.53.1) |
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Drop-leaf Pembroke table, 1790–1800, John Townsend (American), Newport, Rhode Island, Mahogany, satinwood, chestnut (1980.293) |
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Farnese Table, Italian (Rome), Marble, alabaster, and semi-precious stones (58.57) |
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Library table, 1904,
William Lightfoot Price (American),
Rose Valley, Pennsylvania,
White oak, stained (1991.145) |
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Library table, ca. 1906,
Gustav Stickley (American); Craftsman Workshops,
Syracuse, New York,
Oak, leather (1976.389.1) |
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Mechanical game table, ca. 1780–83,
David Roentgen (German),
Germany; Neuwied,
Partially stained oak, mahogany, maple, and fruitwood, felt, partially tooled and gilded leather, iron and steel fittings, brass (2007.42.1,2)
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Mechanical table, 1778, Jean-Henri Riesener (French), Oak veneered with bois satiné (bloodwood), holly, black stained holly, amaranth, berberis, stained sycamore, and green lacquered wood, gilt-bronze mounts (33.12) |
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Mechanical table, ca. 1761–63, Stamped by Jean-François Oeben and Roger Vandercruse Lacroix (French), Oak veneered with mahogany, kingwood, and tulipwood with marquetry of mahogany, rosewood, holly, and various other woods, gilt-bronze mounts (1982.60.61) |
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"Nomos" table, 1987, Sir Norman Foster (British); Manufacturer: Techno S.p.A., Glass, stainless steel, rubber (1998.379ab) |
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Pier table, 1815–19,
Charles-Honoré Lannuier (French),
New York City,
Rosewood, white pine, ash, marble, lead, brass (53.181a,b) |
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Print table, Made by Frank Lloyd Wright (American), Manufactured by William E. Nemmers, White oak (1972.60.8a,b) |
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Room from the Hewlett House, ca. 1740–60,
Woodbury, New York (10.183) |
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Room from the Powel House, 1765–66; remodeled 1769–71,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (18.87.1-.4) |
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Side table, 1871,
Edward William Godwin (British),
Walnut and brass (1991.87) |
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Side table, top 1759; base 1794,
John Wildsmith (English); John Mayhew (English) and William Ince (English),
Pine, carved and gilded, composition, various marbles, semiprecious stones (58.75.130a,b) |
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Side tables, ca. 1740,
After a design by Matthias Lock (English),
Carved gilt pine with verde antico marble veneered top (2007.196.1,2) |
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Sideboard, ca. 1853–57,
Alexander Roux (American, born France),
Black walnut, pine (1993.168) |
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Table Top, 400–600, Byzantine; Said to be from Rome, Italy, Marble (47.100.50) |
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Table, 1653–60,
Attributed to Pierre Gole (Dutch, active in France),
Tortoiseshell, ivory, ebony, and other woods on oak and fruitwood; gilt-bronze (1986.38.1) |
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Table, 1834,
Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin; Possibly designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel (German); Decorator: August von Kloeber (German) and Gottfried Wilhelm Voelker (German),
Hard-paste porcelain and gilt bronze (2000.189) |
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Table, 1912–15, Made by Frank Lloyd Wright (American), White oak (1972.60.3) |
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Table, ca. 1775–80,
Italian (Rome),
Wood, carved, painted, and partly gilded; replaced green-black granite top (41.188) |
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Table, ca. 1850–60,
American, probably New York City,
Walnut, marble (1986.78) |
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Table, ca. 1940, Made by Frank Lloyd Wright (American), Cypress plycore, cypress veneer (1981.438.2) |
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Tea table, 1765–75, American, Mahogany (25.115.31) |
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Woodwork from the Ballroom at Gadsby's Tavern, 1792–93,
Alexandria, Virginia (17.116.1-5) |
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Woodwork from the Great Hall of Van Rensselaer Manor House, 1765–69, Albany, New York (28.143)
Doors from the Great Hall of Van Rensselaer Manor House, 1765–69, Albany, New York (31.95.1-2,6)
Wallpaper, ca. 1768, Tempera on watercolor paper (28.224) |
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Woodwork of a Room from the Colden House, 1767,
Coldenham, New York (40.127)
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Work and writing table (table en chiffonnière), ca. 1760, Stamped by Bernard van Risenburgh (French), Oak and pine veneered with tulipwood, kingwood, purplewood, and bois satiné (bloodwood), gilt-bronze mounts (1984.471.1) |
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Writing table (bureau plat), 1759, Gilles Joubert (French), Red and gold japanning on oak, gilt-bronze mounts, leather top (1973.315.1) |
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Writing table, 1760–85, American, Mahogany, sweet gum, yellow pine, white cedar (32.125.1) |
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Thematic Essays (14)
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