Table (no. 645)
Item
Title
Table (no. 645)
Creator
Craftsman Workshops
Date
1905-11
Dimensions
29 (h) x 35 (d) inches
Medium
Oak
Object No.
1995.44
Credit line
Anonymous Gift
Description
Although Stickley’s catalogs featured round tables with gently chaped stretchers as early as 1905, the subtle refinements introduced with this model rank it among the most successful of these endeavors. Whereas related models, like nos. 669 and 626 share the same basic vocabulary—shaped stretchers with a central finial, through tenons, and round top—there are formal differences that add a sense of delicacy and structure to the present example. By reducing the overhang of the top and integrating the legs into the apron and upper surface as a design element, Stickley transformed a simple, obvious form into an appealing table that was both practical and decorative.
Associated names
Gustav Stickley
Provenance
Gustav Stickley (by 1911); sold to George and Sylvia Farny with the contents of the Log House (1917); by descent to Cyril Farny; Private Collection (ca. 1992); Anonymous gift to the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms in 1997.