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Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Hall Tree
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.

Hall Tree

Manufacturer John Henry Belter (American, 1804-1863)
Dateca. 1855
MediumLaminated Rosewood
DimensionsOverall: 75 x 42 1/2 x 19 in. (190.5 x 108 x 48.3 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative arts
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.3055
Terms
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DescriptionThe lower half of the hall tree in the Louis XV revival style with Cabriole legs decorated with fruit and leaves at the knee. Suspended between the legs is a shaped shelf with a metal container at each end to hold umbrellas. The top support of the umbrella stand is missing. This was fastened to the back and was probably a shaped piece of metal. The table has a single drawer under its shaped marble top. The upper portion of the hall tree is composed of a large central grotesque mask with a mirror above supported at each side by a strange bird-like figure.

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