BOOK TABLE
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: First Floor Library
About this object
The revolving book table is made from satinwood and mahogany. In the center of the top is a marquetry medallion which has a wreath design in the center. The outer border is made from four quarter circles. The table is edged with a chased ormolu band. The book shelf below is made in three spokes, each with three fenced sections to hold books. Below this is a pedestal on three splayed legs with an ormolu ornament on each side.
- Object name:
- BOOK TABLE
- Made from:
- Wood -- ormolu
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 74.3 x 39.6 cm (29 1/4 x 15 5/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 33.15
- Class:
- FURNITURE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973