Table
Designer
Richard Upjohn
(English, 1802 - 1878)
Date1844-1846
MediumWalnut, unidentified secondary woods
DimensionsOverall: 29 3/4 x 59 3/4 x 40 1/2 in., (75.6 x 151.8 x 102.9 cm,)
ClassificationsFURNISHINGS
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Erving Pruyn
Terms
Object number60.169
DescriptionTapering octagon legs, rounded curves, turned feet, drawerOn View
Not on viewCollections
Copyright<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc/4.0/80x15.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>.
Label TextProvenance (the history of ownership of an object) can greatly enhance the importance of an article and can often help to identify an object's place of origin or, sometimes, its maker. A suite of library furniture--this table is a component of the set--was made for Robert Kelly's home in New York City and was continuously owned by family members until it was donated to MWPI. Richard Upjohn served as the architect for the Kelly residence. Stylistic evidence and family papers indicate that Upjohn also completed much of the interior of the home, including the designs for the library furniture.
Early twentieth-century photograph of the library in the Robert Kelly residence in New York City are in the collection of the Museum of the City of New York.
