Octagonal Library Table

Attributed to Richard Hicks Bridgens

Maker

Attributed to Richard Hicks Bridgens

Date

c. 1840; designed 1832

Medium

Ebony, boxwood, kingwood, mahogany, satinwood, pine, cedar, chestnut, tulipwood, and various stained and shaded woods, with ivory, pearl-shell, copper and brass inlay; the carcass of the top and of the drawer linings is mahogany; the carcass of the base pedestal is pine; replacement leather

Dimensions

74.9 × 137.2 × 148.6 cm (30 × 54 × 58 1/2 in.)

Form

Table

Origin

London

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession

1987.215.1

Credit line

Gift of The Antiquarian Society from the Capital Campaign Fund