Table

A. and H. Lejambre

ca. 1880 · Probably purpleheart, yellow poplar, inlaid woods, brass · The American Wing

Although New York firms dominated the production of luxury furniture during the 1870s and 1880s, the cabinetmaking and upholstery firm A. and H. Lejambre produced high-quality work, particularly in the Anglo- Japanesque style, in Philadelphia. The influence of the British reform designer E. W. Godwin, whose work echoes the principles of Japanese art and architecture, is evident not only in the table’s form but also in its turned spindles and interplay of solids and voids. The delicate inlaid butterfly and dragonfly on the tabletop reflect the restrained ornament favored by cabinetmakers who looked to the arts of Japan.

Artist

A. and H. Lejambre

Date

ca. 1880

Medium

Probably purpleheart, yellow poplar, inlaid woods, brass

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Barrie A. and Deedee Wigmore, 1991