Pier Table

John Goddard

1760–90 · Mahogany, mahogany veneer, marble, maple, white pine · The American Wing

Pier Table — John Goddard

Unlike the majority of Newport marble slab tables, this table has a straight skirt. Moreover, it is unique among Rhode Island slab tables for its partially recessed marble top; with a depth of only 16 inches, it is also the shallowest. The attribution to John Goddard is based on its claw feet and carved knees, which are similar in design to those of a tea table he made for Jabez Bowen in 1763 and those of a drop-leaf table he made for James Atkinson.

Artist
John Goddard
Date
1760–90
Medium
Mahogany, mahogany veneer, marble, maple, white pine
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Credit line
Bequest of Vincent D. Andrus, 1962
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