Table by Peter Glass
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Object Details
- Glass, Peter
- Description
- Inlaid with more than thirty thousand pieces of wood, this tilt-top center table was created by German immigrant Peter Glass. As a farmer in Wisconsin, Glass applied his native training as a marquetry craftsman to make award-winning furniture in his spare time. The elaborate octagonal tabletop combines traditional European designs with patriotic American motifs, including portraits of U.S. military generals. In eight oval plaques encircling the piece, Glass also portrayed himself: "Peter/Glass/Maker/Town/Scott
- /Wisconsin/U.S. of/America."
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Frank (Catherine) Vidano
- 1868
- ID Number
- DL.281476.0047
- accession number
- 281476
- catalog number
- 281476.0047
- Object Name
- table, center
- Physical Description
- rosewood (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 75.5 cm x 104 cm; 29 3/4 in x 40 15/16 in
- overall: 51 in x 37 1/4 in x 24 1/4 in; 129.54 cm x 94.615 cm x 61.595 cm
- place made
- United States: Wisconsin
- Associated Place
- United States: Wisconsin
- Related Publication
- Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
- National Museum of American History. Treasures of American History online exhibition
- Related Web Publication
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/treasures
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Military
- National Treasures exhibit
- Art
- Domestic Furnishings
- Many Voices, One Nation
- Exhibition
- Many Voices, One Nation
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_557301
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-bd69-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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