Butterfly Table | Yale University Art Gallery

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late 18th–early 19th century

Medium: Hongmu with burlwood inlaid tops
Dimensions: 1. Large Triangle : 32 1/4 × 34 3/8 × 17 1/4 × 38 3/8 in. (81.92 × 87.31 × 43.82 × 97.47 cm)
2. Large Triangle: 32 1/4 × 34 3/8 × 17 1/4 × 38 3/8 in. (81.92 × 87.31 × 43.82 × 97.47 cm)
2. Rectangle: 32 1/4 × 8 5/8 × 17 1/4 in. (81.92 × 21.91 × 43.82 cm)
4. Small Triangle: 32 1/4 × 17 1/4 × 8 9/16 × 19 1/8 in. (81.92 × 43.82 × 21.75 × 48.58 cm)
5. Small Triangle: 32 1/4 × 17 1/4 × 8 9/16 × 19 1/8 in. (81.92 × 43.82 × 21.75 × 48.58 cm)
6. Isosceles Triangle: 32 1/4 × 19 1/8 × 19 1/8 × 17 1/8 in. (81.92 × 48.58 × 48.58 × 43.5 cm)
7. Parallelogram: 32 1/4 × 19 1/4 × 8 1/2 in. (81.92 × 48.9 × 21.59 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Margarett Loke in memory of her grandmother Dan Bo Yuk
Loan number: ILE2016.21.1.1-.7
Geography: China
Culture: Chinese
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Classification: Furniture
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Provenance

Margarett Loke, New York, NY; acquired from Ruby Chan, New York. Was housed with Nicholas Grindley, NY before arrival at Yale.

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