Pier Table

Artist / Maker

Cook & Parkin: Thomas Cook (1789–1868) and Richard Parkin (1787–1861), in partnership 1819–29

City of Manufacture

Philadelphia

Date

c. 1825–1829

Dimensions

38 x 47-3/4 x 20 in.

Medium

Primary woods: mahogany, mahogany veneer

Secondary woods: white pine, tulip poplar, maple

Surface treatments: marble, mirror glass, gilded brass or bronze, stencil gilding

Labels / Inscriptions

Stenciled underneath framing element underneath marble: “COOK & PARKIN / Keep mahogany and walnut / CABINETWARE / Mahogany ——- / At No. 56 Walnut St. / PHILADELPHIA.”

Provenance

Thomas Jefferson James (1776–1856) and Jane Bryne Claypoole James (1797–1864), Chillicothe, OH; To their daughter Elizabeth Claypoole James Dun (1821–1898) and John Graham Dun (1814–1895); To their daughter Miss Gertrude Dun (1850–1927), London, OH. Sale, New Orleans Auction, Jan. 26, 2002, lot 1014; Purchased by Schrimshers, 2002.