Table Designer: Gustav Stickley (American, 1858–1942)
Manufacturer: Craftsman Workshops (1904–1918)

ca. 1908

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Hume Furniture Study
Medium

White oak; birch

Dimensions

29 in. (73.7 cm)
other: 24 1/8 in. (61.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Joseph Evans, Jr.

Accession Number

1972.10

Geography

Made in Eastwood, New York

Culture

American

Period

20th century

Classification

Furniture

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Gustav Stickley Company, Eastwood, N.Y., by 1910; sold to Perin Brunson Monypeny (1878–1953), Columbus, Ohio and Lake Asquam, N.H., 1910; sold to John Joseph Evans, Sr., ( ca. 1870-71–1958) Lancaster, Pa., 1917 or 1918; by descent to his son John Joseph Evans, Jr., (1903–1980) Lancaster, Pa.; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1972

Sources:
Perin Brunson Monypeny: https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/william-monypeny-24-10bjn2z
Bibliography
  • David L. Barquist, Elisabeth Donaghy Garrett, and Gerald W. R. Ward, American Tables and Looking Glasses in the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992), 72–73, no. 5, ill
  • "Acquisitions 1972," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 34, no. 2 (June 1973), 66, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

tables (support furniture)

Inscriptions

"Als / ik / kan [enclosed in a joiner's compass] / Gustav Stickley" is printed in red on the inside face of one leg. A printed paper label is pasted to the underside of the top: "The name 'CRAFTSMAN' is our / registered TRADE MARK and / identifies all our Furniture. / 'CRAFTSMAN' / Table [hand-written] / No. 654 [hand-written] / Fin. 3# [hand-written] Cov. / Als / ik / kan [enclosed in a joiner's compass] / SHOP MARK / Made by Gustav Stickley in the / CRAFTSMAN WORKSHOPS / Eastwood New York / NEW YORK CITY SHOW - ROOMS / 29 West Thirty-fourth Street."

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