Side table (mesa de arrimo)
Late eighteenth century
Artist
- unknown artist
Culture
Venezuelan
Country
Venezuela
Object
table, furniture
Medium
Mahogany
Accession Number
2017.119
Credit Line
Denver Art Museum: Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros
Unknown artist, Side Table, late 1700s. Mahogany and brass hardware; 28¾ × 32⅛ × 17 in. Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, 2017.119.
Dimensions
height: 28 3/4 in, 73.0250 cm; width: 32 1/16 in, 81.4388 cm; depth: 16 15/16 in, 43.0213 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Latin American Art
Collection
Latin American Art
This object is currently on view
This small side table (mesa de arrimo) is a good example of Caracas refined cabinetmaking of neoclassical taste in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The design is masterful in its elegant simplicity; a serpentine top with rounded edges, a drawer at the front; the undulating lines in the skirt provide a sense of gracefulness. The slender turned legs are detachable to ease transportation.
– Jorge F. Rivas Pérez, Frederick and Jan Mayer Curator of Latin American Art, 2019
Known Provenance
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