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Edward William Godwin, designer

Octagonal Center Table, ca. 1875

Description

Maker

  • Collinson & Lock, 1870-1897, English, manufacturer
  • Edward William Godwin, 1833-1886, British, designer

Title

Octagonal Center Table

Year

ca. 1875

Medium

Rosewood and mahogany with brass

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • mahogany,
  • rosewood,
  • rosewood veneer,
  • brass (alloy),
  • brass (alloy)

Dimensions

73.7 x 100.3 x 100.3 cm (29 x 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches)

Place

London; England

Type

  • Decorative Arts,
  • Furniture

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

1990.048

About

This octagonal center table with finely turned legs and rosewood veneer reveals the late 19th- century Anglo-American interest in Japanese art and design. Its style is characteristic of the British Aesthetic movement, which often sought inspiration in designs from a range of Eastern cultures and boldly asserted that art did not require a message or purpose beyond offering aesthetic pleasure through materials, craftsmanship, and form. The table is light and portable for practical reasons: its designer— architect E.W. Godwin, a central figure in the Aesthetic movement—wanted to make furniture that could be rearranged easily.

London; England
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Dress, Art, and Society

September 13, 1996 - January 5, 1997

The English Eye

June 21 - September 1, 1991

Paula and Leonard Granoff Galleries

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