Étagère Shelves

Alexander Roux

ca. 1850–57 · Rosewood, chestnut, poplar, bird's-eye maple · The American Wing

This Rococo Revival étagère has been dated on the basis of the label, which gives the address of Alexander Roux's shop as of 1850, when he moved into 481 Broadway. In 1857 he changed the firm's name to Roux and Company. Tables with virtually identical bases are owned by the Museum of The City of New York and the Thomas Gibbons house in Madison, New Jersey (now part of Drew University).

Artist

Alexander Roux

Date

ca. 1850–57

Medium

Rosewood, chestnut, poplar, bird's-eye maple

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Sansbury-Mills Fund, 1971