Collection Highlights
The Rapalje Children
1768
1946.201
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Center table
Object name
Center table
Date
1825-1840
Medium
Mahogany, oak, plaster, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 28 1/2 x 29 3/4 x 30 in. ( 72.4 x 75.6 x 76.2 cm )
Description
Mahogany Empire center table with circular plaster top with painted depiction of a rural landscape within border of primrose sprays; tripod pedestal base consisting of carved vase-shaped column on cylindrical base supported by lion legs with scrolling acanthus leaves carved on knees and paw feet on casters.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
1942.637
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this table was purchased from the Charles G. Thompson Estate and was initially installed, following its acquisition by the N-YHS, in the Thompson Homestead Memorial, East Hampton, Long Island.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
