Coffee Table

Designer: Frederick Wallace Dunn, American, 1905–1984
Date: c.1938
Material: Painted wood, pewter, leather, and brass
made in: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Classification: Furniture
Collection: Decorative Arts and Design
Current Location: On View, Gallery 132
Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 24 9/16 x 24 9/16 in. (31.1 x 62.4 x 62.4 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of William C. Sherman in memory of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Sherman
Rights: © Frederick Wallace Dunn
Object Number: 221:1980

NOTES

This sleek, luxurious table combines unconventional materials for furniture—polished and engraved pewter, brass, and parchment or leather—with glossy black-painted wood. Its style is a blend of modern and traditional motifs. Concentric squares inside a frame with projecting corners engraved on the top evoke historical architectural forms with modern simplicity.

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