Decorative arts

Tea Table

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Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1880
Accession number: 2005.20
Designer: Edward William Godwin(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1886)
Dimensions: 29 3/4 x 32 1/4 x 16 in. (75.6 x 81.9 x 40.6 cm.)
Medium: mahogany inlaid with satinwood stringing
Description: A rare tea table with two asymmetrical shelves fitted at varying levels, with framework stretchers, and tall, thin proportions inspired by English medieval forms and Japanese craftsmanship.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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This tea table is a version of one Godwin designed for the famous actress Ellen Terry, with whom he lived from 1868 to 1874. It displays the simplicity, economy, and utility for which his work was known, using little wood as appropriate to make the piece as strong and graceful as possible. Godwin named this style of spare and rectilinear furniture design "Anglo-Japanese."

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