n.d.
This tripod is not ancient. The three legs are circular-sectioned rods, joined at the top with sections of interlocking bent and twisted wire. Slightly more than half way down the legs, they are joined by three circular-sectioned wires that are soldered in place.
22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.)
Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, 1932.
Walnut with inlaid wood
15th centuryItalianPainted beech and modern upholstery
18th centuryBritishPainted beech and modern upholstery
18th and 19th centuriesBritishWood and enameled steel
20th centuryFrenchWood
17th-18th centuryBritishPainted beech and modern upholstery
18th centuryBritishWalnut with upholstered seat
18th centuryBritishBronze
1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CEUnidentified cultureBirch and plywood
20th centuryAmericanWood
20th centurySwissWalnut with a parquetry frieze
17th centuryDutch