Terms and conditions of use
Side table
(1842)
Medium
cast iron, marble, wrought iron, copper, wood, (other materials)
Measurements
(a-b) (83.1 × 147.8 × 60.1 cm) (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased in memory of Dr E. Graeme Robertson, 1977
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
James Yates developed the British production of cast-iron furniture at his Rotherham foundry during the 1840s and 1850s, influenced by German cast-iron work that he had seen in Europe. The historical revival design of the table incorporate selements of seventeenth-century baroque and eighteenth century Rococo styles, both of which were highly fashionable during the early to mid nineteenth century.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Rotherman, Yorkshire, England
Inscription
(a) cast (vertically) in back right leg in rear: JAMES YATES ROTHERHAM REGISTERED MARCH 1842 N(...illeg) 4 (...illeg.)
cast (vertically) in back right leg in rear: JAMES YATES ROTHERHAM REGISTERED MARCH 1842 No(. underneath o) (...illeg.) 8
Accession Number
D112.a-b-1977
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Cabriole legs, frieze of bearded male mask/scrolling foliage, shpaed white marble top moulded edge.