The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Pier Table
c. 1829–35
(American)
Overall: 91.5 x 105.4 x 57.1 cm (36 x 41 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)
Location: 205 Federal American
Description
Ornamental tables such as this marble-topped example were most often used in rooms on a narrow wall between two windows or just across from them on an opposite wall. Usually a gilded mirror hung above the table to create a single pier of glass, top to bottom, which reflected light around the room. This table’s bold use of carved and stenciled decoration, as well as expensive white marble, indicate that it was owned by a very wealthy family.- Ireland family, New York (?); R. Livingston Ireland, Cleveland.
- Voorsanger, Catherine Hoover, and John K. Howat. Art and the Empire City: New York, 1825-1861. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 294-295, fig. 240Pollack, Jodi. 2002. “The Meeks Cabinet Making Firm in New York City: Part I, 1797-1835.” Magazine Antiques 161, no. 5 (May 2002): 102–111. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 107, pl. IX, IXa
- The Year in Review for 1981. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1981.65