Console table
Thomas Seymour
(American (born in England), 1771–1848)
John Seymour
(American (born in England), 1738–1818)
James Cogswell
(American, 1780–1862)
Thomas Wightman
(American, 1759 – 1827)
1804–09
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, satinwood veneer, unidentified burl veneer, rosewood veneer, ebony veneer, birch, eastern white pine, cherry, tulip poplar, brass
DimensionsOverall: 88.9 x 141 x 61 cm (35 x 55 1/2 x 24 in.)
Credit LineGift of Richard Edwards
Accession number1972.429
On View
On viewClassificationsFurniture
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This is one of the most extraordinary objects in the Oak Hill rooms. It and its mate descended in the Derby family to the donor, Richard Edwards of Peru, Indiana. Rare in form and decoration, the tables have exceptionally fine carving on the legs and along the top edge and an inlayed, Greek-key motif and veneer on the top surface, epitomizing the highest level of Neoclassicism in Boston.
ProvenanceElizabeth Derby West and Nathaniel West; by descent to Nathaniel West, Jr.; by descent to Richard Edwards, Peru, Indiana.
