Table

Object Name:

Table

Object ID:

1974.028.14 a

Creator:

Doe, Hazelton & CompanyManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1852

Description:

Table. Rococo Revival style. Manufactured by Doe, Hazelton & Company, Boston, MA; 1852. White marble top with scalloped outline and molded edge, extending about 1" beyond frame on all sides. Outline of frame conforms to shape of top. Serpentine lower edge of frame is outlined by a simple molded band culminating in a pair of upward curving volutes at the center of each side. Four cabriole legs with an acanthus leaf carved on each knee, flat inner surfaces and molded bands at sides similar to those edging frame; French scroll feet with leather casters. Saltire stretcher with molded, serpentine elements and central turned finial. Piece applied on bottom of frame at center of each side where rails are deepest. Rail on one of long sides composed of three spliced sections. Legs are pieces out at sides near top. One of a pair.

Material:

Wood
Stone
Marble

Dimensions:

H-28.75 W-29.5 L-41 inches

Provenance:

One of a pair, chosen by NHHS, as examples, from among several identical tables used in the Eagle Hotel, Concord, NH. The hotel was built in 1852 replacing the Eagle Coffee House, destroyed by fire in 1851. The tables were among the "furniture ... of the most elegant description" which was purchased at that time for a total cost of $10,000. New furniture was also supplied during the remodeling of 1872. Michael Michaels, the donor, had been one of the partnership that purchased the hotel in 1961.

Credit Line:

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Michaels

People:

Gibson, John (1804-1857), Doe, Joseph M. (1809-1871), Hazelton, Jonathan E. (1803-1889), Lawrence, Andrew, Michaels, Michael

Subjects:

Romanticism