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Table

(American, 1881–1934)
1931
Object PlaceNew York, New York
Medium/TechniqueBlack glass, steel, wrought iron, brass and brass-plated metal, plywood
DimensionsOverall: 75.9 x 73.8 x 58.1 cm (29 7/8 x 29 1/16 x 22 7/8 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1255
On View
On view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
Provenance1931, designed and made for the Rex Cole showroom in Brooklyn, New York (Cole was a firm that retailed General Electric refrigerators); by 1984, owned by Alan Moss (dealer), New York; sold December 28, 1984 to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
Paul T. Frankl
about 1927–1928
Standing iron candlestand
Benjamin Gerrish
1736
Unidentified artist
1760–90
1760–90
1760–90
Gilbert Rohde
designed 1933
High chest of drawers
Thomas Hucker
1989
William Lescaze
designed about 1932
Armoire
Company of Master Craftsmen for W. and J. Sloane
1926–42
Kettle-on-Stand
Christopher Dresser
about 1885
Paul T. Frankl
designed 1928; manufactured about 1928–1932