Table

Attributed to A. & H. Lejambre (American, active 1865–1907) · Philadelphia · c. 1880

Lightweight and portable, this table could be moved as needed to hold and display household goods. Its luxurious materials, including rosewood, ebony, and mother-of-pearl, enhance the dynamic hexagonal design with its asymmetrical inlay of iridescent insects crawling across the surface. The table is a great example of the late 19th-century Aesthetic Movement, which advocated that functional items should be elevated to art objects.

Medium

Rosewood, rosewood veneer, and walnut paint-grained rosewood (secondary woods: ash, bird's eye maple, and walnut), with brass, copper, shell, ebony, and mother-of-pearl inlay, and gilt-brass feet

Dimensions

70.8 × 93 × 49.9 cm (27 7/8 × 36 5/8 × 19 5/8 in.)

Accession

2018.122

Credit line

Purchased with funds provided by the Antiquarian Society