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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2022.
Nesting Table
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2022.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2022.

Nesting Table

Manufacturer Émile Gallé (French, 1846-1904)
Dateca. 1890
MediumMixed woods
Dimensions28 3/4 × 23 × 15 3/4 in. (73 × 58.4 × 40 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative arts
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number83.554A
Terms
  • Art Nouveau
  • Nancy, France
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DescriptionRectangular nesting table with top inlaid with a series of designs depicting thistles in various stages of development, from buds to fully opened. Simply shaped supports and a cross stretcher. Marquetry formed of various exotic woods inlaid with fruit wood.

Label TextÉmile Gallé French, 1846–1904 Set of Nesting Tables, ca. 1890 Mixed woods Gifts of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 83.554a–d
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2022.
Émile Gallé
ca. 1890
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2022.
Émile Gallé
ca. 1890
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2022.
Émile Gallé
ca. 1890
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2022.
Émile Gallé
ca. 1900
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2022.
Émile Gallé
ca. 1900
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Louis Majorelle
ca. 1895
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Louis Majorelle
ca. 1900
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2016.
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
1884-85
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2020.
Émile Gallé
ca. 1900
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2020
Louis Majorelle
ca. 1900
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2020
Louis Majorelle
ca. 1900