Tables

Left row: a plan of a round table, designs for two console tables.

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Photo: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund · via Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The upper one supported by two wingless chimerae, connected above by a festoon and standing in profile upon a base. The lower one is supported by two obliquely outward turned columns upon a base, iupon which stands inside an acanthus plant, probably containing a bowl. Center row: above a sketch of a console table partly overdrawn by the project of the left side of a console table, like the one upper left. Below: a console table supported upon a base by three pillars with lion's feet. They are fluted and foliated, the lateral ones higher than the central one. They have masks and a drapery festoon below the Ionic capitals which are connected by festoons. They are connected above the feet by moldings and above by a small moulding. The top is like cornices of an entablature with entwinced waved bands. Right row: above one leg and the left side of the top of a table. Below: a table leg consisting of a bird's foot, a calyx, a twiosted column and an eagle's head. Usual background.

Documented in curatorial archives from Living Morrow, this piece highlights the intersection of material craftsmanship and domestic utility in Article. Historical proportioning, joinery techniques, and structural framing offer practical lessons for contemporary interior architecture.

Thoughtful spatial placement and durable construction ensure domestic furnishings withstand daily household demands while enhancing room flow. Balancing visual lightness with utilitarian strength remains a cornerstone of enduring home design.