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Center Table, Marquetry top by Joseph Cremer (French, active 1836–1878), c. 1862, Rosewood, maple, tulip poplar, and white p…
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Table · Paris

Center Table

Marquetry top by Joseph Cremer (French, active 1836–1878) · Paris · c. 1862

Medium
Rosewood, maple, tulip poplar, and white pine, with mother-of-pearl and ormolu
Dimensions
137.2 × 91.4 × 74.6 cm (54 × 36 × 29 3/8 in.)
Accession
1993.122
Credit line
Purchased with funds provided by Jamee J. and Marshall Field, Mrs. Eric Oldberg, and the Winnetka Associates of the Woman's Board of the Art Institute; Americana, Brooks and Hope B. McCormick, J. Peter McCormick, and Mrs. Frank L. Sulzberger funds; Mary Waller Langhorne Endowment; and through prior acquisitions of Miss Ellen N. LaMotte, Elizabeth R. Vaughan, and the Wirt D. Walker Endowment
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