Detail View: The AMICA Library: Center Table
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.80.55
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Sommer, Hans Daniel
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Northern European; German
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1643 - 1685
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Hans Daniel Sommer
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Title:
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Center Table
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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about 1680
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Creation Start Date:
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1670
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Creation End Date:
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1690
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Materials and Techniques:
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marquetry of tortoise shell,brass,pewter,hardstone, ebony, horn, mother-of-pearl
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Classification Term:
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Furniture
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Dimensions:
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H.32 x W.41 x D.27 in.
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Component Measured:
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overall
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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80.55
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Funds from Mr. and Mrs. Atherton Bean and the John R. Van Derlip Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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Hans Daniel Sommer was from a family of German cabinetmakers, many of whom had worked in France and were well versed in the elaborate decorative techniques favored by the French court. Sommer established his own workshop in western Germany in the 1660s and made ornate baroque furniture for the German nobility. Sommer specialized in marquetry--thin, decorative veneers made from various materials. He created the arabesques, or scrolling patterns, found at the center of this tabletop from pewter and tortoiseshell. Laying thin sheets of the two materials on top of each other, he cut them out together, with the aid of a paper pattern, to ensure that the designs would match when assembled. The table, which would have stood in the center of a room, has a decorative border formed from pieces of hard stone, brass, and ebony, and figures made from mother-of-pearl. Acquired in 1980 80.55 |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.2304c.tif
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