Elephant

Adolf Loosca. 1910

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Eight-legged table with a frieze of conjoined demi-lune swags of wood under the round table top resting on the legs. The table top is centered by a square of iridescent yellow glazed tiles surrounded by striated grained veneered wood panels.

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Title: Elephant
Creator: Adolf Loos
Creator Lifespan: 1870/1933
Date Created: ca. 1910
Type: Table
Rights: Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund
Medium: Mahogany, glass, brass
Provenance: Museum purchase from General Acquistions Endowment Fund from Rita Bucheit, Ltd.
Dimensions: H x diam.: 63.5 x 81.3 cm (25 x 32 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Adolf Loos Brass Design Furniture Glass Mahogany Metal Walnut Wood

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