Plateau
John W. Forbes
ca. 1825 · Silver, glass with walnut · The American Wing
In the early nineteenth century, it was the height of fashion to decorate the center of the dining table with a large, mirrored plateau designed to hold ornaments or accessories of service. This splendid example is one of only two such American plateaux known—both marked by Forbes and similar in design.
- Artist
- John W. Forbes
- Date
- ca. 1825
- Medium
- Silver, glass with walnut
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Purchase, The AE Fund, Annette de la Renta, The Annenberg Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Goelet, John J. Weber, Dr. and Mrs. Burton P. Fabricand, The Hascoe Family Foundation, Peter G. Terian, and Erving and Joyce Wolf Gifts, and Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1993
