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Center Table

Possible maker (American, active Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1865 - 1907)
Date1880-1885
MediumRosewood, walnut, ash, brass, copper, mother-of -pearl, gilt bronze.
DimensionsOverall: 29 3/4 x 45 5/8 x 27 1/2in. (75.6 x 115.9 x 69.9cm)
ClassificationsFURNISHINGS
Credit LineMuseum purchase in part, by exchange with funds from Mrs. R.G.Dunmore, the Verne S. Swan bequest, and Miss Eugenia Curtis.
Object number2000.11
DescriptionRectangular table top with eliptical ends, 4 turned legs, solid wood stretcher, carved and pierced foliate gallery under skirt and above stretcher at eliptical ends. Mixed metal and mother-of-pearl inlaid top with motifs of spider web, spider and fly and dragon-fly and two other winged insects. Castob are labled but have not been deciphered.
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