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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
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Materials
Dimensions
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73.7 x 100.3 x 100.3 cm (29 x 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches)
Place
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London; England
Type
Credit
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Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund
Object Number
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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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