Photo of collection object Table
The Charles Parker Company. Table, ca. 1880. Brass, other metals, wood, fabric, 29 x 19 x 17 1/2 in. (73.7 x 48.3 x 44.5 cm). H. Randolph Lever Fund, 85.12.1. Creative Commons-BY.

Table

ca. 1880

The Charles Parker Company

American, established 1832

Decorative Arts

How do curators know who made an object? In many instances, unfortunately, the maker is unknown. However, curators have ways to establish the maker of an object. For example, they can look to a period catalogue or advertisement a description or illustration, or there may be an affinity with a documented piece that permits a reasonable attribution. Rarely, a piece, is marked or signed by the artist or manufacturer. In the case of this table, a printed paper label has survived on the underside of the tabletop. It identifies the manufacturer, the Charles Parker Company, a little-known firm that produced art brass, focusing on lighting fixtures and small occasional furniture.

Classification
Furniture
Formatted Medium
Brass, other metals, wood, fabric
Dimensions
29 x 19 x 17 1/2 in. (73.7 x 48.3 x 44.5 cm)
Inscribed
no inscriptions
Departments
Decorative Arts
Accession Number
85.12.1
Credit Line
H. Randolph Lever Fund
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
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