Pier table c. 1820
anonymous
simple decoration style
natural stone pattern
wood texture
pottery
furniture
animal print
wood background
stoneware
warm toned
wooden texture
united-states
earthenware
This Pier Table, created circa 1820 by an anonymous artist, exemplifies the Chinoiserie style that was popular in the early 19th century. The table's surface is adorned with intricate gold-leaf decoration depicting scenes from Chinese landscapes and figures, showcasing the fascination with Asian art and culture during this period. The black-painted legs and the table's overall elegant design make it a striking example of the era's decorative arts, currently housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
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This pier table, a rare example of early 19th-century Massachusetts or New York painted furntiure, combines a simple neoclassical furniture form with elaborate Chinese-style gold and black surface decoration. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, American cabinetmakers imitated lacquer imported from China and Japan by combining European painting techniques with designs taken from Asian sources, called chinoiserie. Books on painted furniture detailed methods to achieve simulations of lacquered surfaces and also illustrated designs incorporating Asian figures and landscapes.
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