TUDOR COIN ENCRUSTED TABLE

Tudor Coin Encrusted Table, 1992
Designed by Cheryl R. Riley (b. 1952)
USA; wood, enamel, copper leaf, coins, brass, gold leaf
H x W x D: 65 x 59.8 x 49.8 (25 9/16 x 23 9/16 x 19 5/8 in.)
1993-9-1-a,b
Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund.
This table is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

Born in Houston, Texas, Riley earned an associate arts degree from Columbia College in Missouri. After working in the women's apparel and advertising industries, Riley began to design furniture. She formed Right Angle Designs in 1988, which produces furniture, lighting, public art murals, and sculpture.

Riley's furniture is in major museum collections and she has also created public art installations for several cities across the United States.