Table, "Elephant", Design date ca. 1900; Made ca. 1910
This object is resting in our storage facility.
We acquired this object in 2005
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- Object ID: 18705399
- Accession Number: 2005-22-1
- Acquired: 2005
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2DSsT/
- Table, "Elephant", Design date ca. 1900; Made ca. 1910. Adolf Loos .Design date ca. 1900; Made ca. 1910. Mahogany, glass, brass. Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund. 2005-22-1.
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- Designed by Adolf Loos
- Made by Freidrich Otto Schmidt
- Made by Loetz-Witwe
Eight-legged table with a frieze of conjoined demi-lune swags of wood under the round table top resting on the legs. The table top is centered by a square of iridescent yellow glazed tiles surrounded by striated grained veneered wood panels.
This table is mahogany, glass, brass. Its dimensions are: H x diam.: 63.5 x 81.3 cm (25 x 32 in.).
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund. This object came to our collection as a Purchase, in 2005.
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