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A work made of carved teakwood, ash or oak.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of carved teakwood, ash or oak.

Date:

c. 1880–90

Artist:

Designed by Lockwood de Forest (American, 1850–1932)
Designed and assembled in New York
Wood carved in Ahmedabad, India

About this artwork

During the Aesthetic movement of the late 19th century, American designers’ fascination with the exotic led them to explore the art of India. On a trip to that country in 1880–81, Lockwood de Forest became interested in traditional Indian wood carving and established his own wood and metal workshop in Ahmedabad, India, to promote the native craft revival. Back in New York, he incorporated panels and architectural elements carved in the workshop into the furniture and interiors he designed for the American upper classes. This serving table is typical of de Forest’s work in its application of moldings and panels carved in India onto a Western furniture form.

Status

On View, Gallery 176

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Lockwood de Forest (Designer)

Title

Server

Place

New York City (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

c. 1880–1890

Medium

Carved teakwood, ash or oak

Dimensions

119.4 × 48.3 × 99.7 cm (47 × 19 × 39 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Herbert A. Vance through the Antiquarian Society

Reference Number

2003.171

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