Pedestal

Attributed to: Pottier and Stymus, New York, New York, active 1859–1888
Date: 1870–75
Material: Walnut, rosewood, gilding, and copper
made in: United States, North and Central America
Classification: Furniture
Collection: Decorative Arts and Design
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 46 5/8 x 18 5/8 x 16 1/8 in. (118.4 x 47.3 x 41 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 17:1978

NOTES

Classical ornaments such as copper plaques bearing the likeness of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine; carved swags of laurel; and gilded leaves adorn this Renaissance Revival-style pedestal. This work, which resembles an inverted column and is topped with an Ionic capital, would have been used to display sculpture in a home.

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