Coffee Table
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Wood, glazed earthenware, leather
DATES
ca. 1939
DIMENSIONS
11 3/8 x 41 1/2 x 25 3/8 in. (28.9 x 105.4 x 64.5 cm)
(show scale)
MARKINGS
no marks
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER
71.96
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Hollis K. Thayer
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Cypress glazed Dutch earthenware tiles, leather thongs. Art moderne style. Rectangular top with frame effect: a group of iridescent blue tiles set within beveled frame, washed in gold and blue, is visually supported within outer frame by means of a mesh of woven leather thongs. Four saber-type legs, tapering and square in section support the frames at each corner.
Condition: Good. One of tiles cracked diagonally in two places; legs somewhat scuffed.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
American. Coffee Table, ca. 1939. Wood, glazed earthenware, leather, 11 3/8 x 41 1/2 x 25 3/8 in. (28.9 x 105.4 x 64.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Hollis K. Thayer, 71.96. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 71.96_cropped_bw_IMLS.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 71.96_cropped_bw_IMLS.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 6/1972
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