Center table
Alexander Jackson Davis
(American, 1803–1892)
about 1850
Object PlacePossibly New York, New York, United States
Medium/TechniqueRosewood, rosewood veneer; modern marble top
Dimensions76.2 cm (30 in.); Diameter 93,98 cm (37 in.)
Credit LineEdwin E. Jack Fund
Accession number1981.402
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Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
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Andrew Jackson Downing's "The Architecture of Country Houses" (1850) popularized the Gothic Revival style in the United States. An illustration in Downing's book of an interior designed by Alexander Jackson Davis appears to be the source for this handsome table, one of several similar examples that survive. Not a reproduction of historic medieval furniture, the table is a modern form creatively employing Gothic Revival vocabulary-the pointed arches on the skirt, the cluster-column legs, and the trefoil-shaped feet.
Provenanceearly history unknown; purchased from the dealer E. J. Canton (Baltimore, Maryland) in 1981 (Accession Date: November 18, 1981)
