Table
1780-1790 (made)
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Furniture makers in Vizagapatam produced this table. The port on the east coast of India was famous for the production of luxury furniture worked with ivory. The design of the table is based on English examples of the 1780s. The inlaid oval top and the tapering legs with hanging bellflowers appeared in published designs of the period. The monogram on the table presumably belongs to Mary Baker. She was possibly the wife of a Mr Baker. He was listed as a resident of Madras Presidency (the region to which Vizagapatam belongs) from 1783 to 1807.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Sandalwood, inlaid with ivory, and engraved and highlighted with lac |
| Brief description | Sandalwood table made in Vishakhapatnam in the 18th century. The table is inlaid with engraved ivory, and highlighted with lac. |
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| Summary | Furniture makers in Vizagapatam produced this table. The port on the east coast of India was famous for the production of luxury furniture worked with ivory. The design of the table is based on English examples of the 1780s. The inlaid oval top and the tapering legs with hanging bellflowers appeared in published designs of the period. The monogram on the table presumably belongs to Mary Baker. She was possibly the wife of a Mr Baker. He was listed as a resident of Madras Presidency (the region to which Vizagapatam belongs) from 1783 to 1807. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jaffer, A. Furniture from British India and Ceylon: a catalogue of the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2001. ISBN 1 85177 318 5.p.203, pl.47. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.20-1980 |
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| Record created | March 10, 2003 |
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