One of Ten-Piece Set of Altar Tables / Artist Unknown, Thailand

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Accession Number
2005/1.466.10
Title
One of Ten-Piece Set of Altar Tables
Artist Nationality
Thai
Object Creation Date
19th century
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Thailand
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Thailand
Dimensions
35.5 cm x 51.5 cm x 10 cm (14 in. x 20 1/4 in. x 3 15/16 in.)
Century
19th century
Primary Object Classification
Wood and Woodcarving
Primary Object Type
furniture
Secondary Object Classification
Ritual Objects
Secondary Object Type
altarpiece
Physical Description
Gilt and lacquered wooden table of ten-piece altar set. Not including the base, the set is designed in three rows, which simultaneously recede from the viewer and increase in height, culminating in one central table that rises above the rest allocated for a statue of the Buddha. Each table is carved along the edges in stylized floral and leaf patterns coated with gold gilt. The wood surfaces of the tables are coated in red lacquer, and with the exclusion of the short, wide base, each table in the set includes a mirror designed to face the viewer.
Subject Matter
One of ten-piece wooden altar table set.
Primary Keywords
altars
tables
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2005/1.466.10
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"One of Ten-Piece Set of Altar Tables; Artist Unknown, Thailand." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.466.10/2005_1_466.1-10.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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