In the early nineteenth century, it was the height of fashion to decorate the center of the dining table with a large, mirrored plateau designed to hold ornaments or accessories of service. This splendid example is one of only two such American plateaux known—both marked by Forbes and similar in design.
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Plateau
Maker: John W. Forbes (1781–1864)
Date: ca. 1825
Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Silver, glass with walnut
Dimensions: 8 5/16 × 25 × 65 in., 21999.5g (21.1 × 63.5 × 165.1 cm, 707.306 oz.)
Classification: Silver
Credit Line: Purchase, The AE Fund, Annette de la Renta, The Annenberg Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Goelet, John J. Weber, Dr. and Mrs. Burton P. Fabricand, The Hascoe Family Foundation, Peter G. Terian, and Erving and Joyce Wolf Gifts, and Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1993
Accession Number: 1993.167
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