Side table

John Wildsmith|John Mayhew

Maker

John Wildsmith|John Mayhew

Date

table top 1759, base 1794

Medium

Carved and gilded pine; marbles, including rosso and nero antico, orange Veronese, yellow Siena, brown, gray, and white fleur de pêcher, black and gold Portor, orange and violet Spanish brocatello, and white Carrara, and hardstones, including gray and red granite, red and white jasper, pink quartz, porphyry, bloodstone, serpentine, golden and brown agate and onyx, and lapis lazuli

Dimensions

Overall table frame: H. 37 x W. 60 1/4 x D. 31 1/8in. (94 x 153 x 79.1cm); Overall table top (Wt. confirmed): H. 1 7/16 x W. 61 5/8 x D. 33 in., 423lb. (3.7 x 156.5 x 83.8 cm, 191.8715kg)

Form

Table

Culture

British, London

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

58.75.130a, b

Credit line

Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958