Pier table: M.20-1983

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Gillow & Co

Entities

Pier table

Categories

Furniture

Description

Oak pier table with rectangular green marble top above two panelled frieze drawers, supported by two carved lion monopodia rising from plinth bases projecting from the solid panelled back; one of a pair with M.21-1983.

Notes

History note: Fine English Furniture Pewter and Metalwork Supplied to Mr. William Preston of Ellel Grange (built 1860) in 1867; sold Christies's 22 October 1979, lot 39; sold Christies' 24 February 1983, lot. 137; purchased for the Fitzwilliam Museum by Jonathan Harris

Legal notes

Purchased with the Fitzwilliam Museum Cup Fund

Measurements and weight

Depth: 60.9 cm
Height: 94.5 cm
Length: 183 cm

Place(s) associated

Lancaster ⪼ Lancashire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1983-02-24) by Christie's

Dating

Victorian
Production date: AD 1867

Note

Pier tables were intended to stand against the piers between window openings, often below a mirror. This pair was supplied in 1867 to Mr William Preston of Ellel Grange (built 1860).

School or Style

Renaissance Revival

Components of the work

Top composed of marble ( green)
Base composed of oak
Monopodia

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.20-1983
Primary reference Number: 95791
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 28 July 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Cite this record

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:


            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Pier table" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/95791 Accessed: 2024-04-26 17:08:19

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:


            {{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/95791
            |title=Pier table
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-26 17:08:19|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-95791

Machine readable data

JSON Linked Art XML TXT QR code

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Console table

Console table

Accession Number: M.4-1961

An image of Print

North Pier, Southwold

Accession Number: P.993-R

An image of Painting

Landscape with mythological figures

Accession Number: 323

An image of Print

Inverary Pier, Loch Fyne, Morning

Accession Number: P.9875-R

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Landscape - Art print

Landscape - Art print

£30.00

Featured image for the project: St. Ives - Art print

St. Ives - Art print

£30.00

Featured image for the project: Houses and River, Bath - Art print

Houses and River, Bath - Art print

£30.00

Featured image for the project: Landscape with Figures - Art print

Landscape with Figures - Art print

£30.00

You might be interested in this...

Featured image for the project: Landscape - Art print

Landscape - Art print

Featured image for the project: St. Ives - Art print

St. Ives - Art print

Featured image for the project: Houses and River, Bath - Art print

Houses and River, Bath - Art print

Featured image for the project: Landscape with Figures - Art print

Landscape with Figures - Art print

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...