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Unknown Maker, Austrian

Globe Table (Globustisch)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Austrian

Culture

Austrian

Title

Globe Table (Globustisch)

Year

1810-1820

Medium

  • mahogany,
  • burl mahogany,
  • oak,
  • ebony,
  • and boxwood with brass,
  • mirror,
  • ivory,
  • mother of pearl,
  • pewter,
  • tortoiseshell,
  • painted faux tortoiseshell,
  • engravings,
  • and velvet

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Mahogany,
  • burl mahogany,
  • oak,
  • ebony,
  • and boxwood with brass,
  • mirror,
  • ivory,
  • mother of pearl,
  • pewter,
  • tortoiseshell,
  • painted faux tortoiseshell,
  • engravings,
  • and velvet

Materials

maple, velvet, oak, lime, paint, mahogany, ebony, mahogany veneer, ivory, brass (alloy)

Geography

Place Made: probably; Place Made: Vienna; Place Made: Austria

Dimensions

Height: 97.8 cm (38 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

65.065

Type

  • Furniture

Publications

  • Books

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 8: Give and Take

Exhibition History

European Painting and Sculpture, circa 1770-1937
Oct 18, 1991 – Jan 26, 1992
Needlework
Feb 19, 1982 – Apr 25, 1982

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Austrian
Globe Table (Globustisch), 1810-1820
Mahogany, burl mahogany, oak, ebony, and boxwood with brass, mirror, ivory, mother of pearl, pewter, tortoiseshell, painted faux tortoiseshell, engravings, and velvet
Height: 97.8 cm (38 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe 65.065

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