Washington Corona Bronze Coffee Table designed by Sir David Adjaye
date: label: Date
content: 2013
name: label: Designed by
content: Sir David Adjaye, British, born 1966
label: Manufactured by
content: Knoll, Inc., American, founded 1938
notes: label: Description
content: A Washington Corona Coffee Table designed by Sir David Adjaye. The table has an abstract sculptural table base (2022.53.1a) composed of four sand-cast bronze panels with machined bronze connecting plates, brass hardware, and a clear glass tabletop (2022.53.1b). Each of the bronze panels are corona-shaped, with the lateral sides extending up to a top that is longer than the parallel base. The solid, mat bronze exteriors of the panels are arched at the bottom and convex towards the center of the tabletop. The panels' side edges, where they are attached to the other panels with connecting plates, taper inwards towards the bottom, with the connecting plates shaping the four corners of the table and the table's stylized legs. The interior side of the panels are polished to a mirror shine. Viewed from the top, the convex panels form curvilinear shapes extending towards the center interior of the table, over the sculpted arches of the base, creating a diamond-shaped negative space at the very center. At the top of each corner of the table is a small, molded diamond-shaped piece that holds the glass tabletop. The tabletop (2022.53.1b) is constructed from a single piece of clear glass with chamfered edges, in a square shape with abbreviated corners. It sits flush to the tabletop frame.
place: label: Place made
content: East Greenville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Furniture design
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, GIft of Knoll
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2022.53.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: furniture
label: Type
content: tables (support furniture)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Sir David Adjaye
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: glass and bronze with brass (alloy)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Overall): 15 3/4 × 40 7/8 × 40 7/8 in. (40 × 103.8 × 103.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2022.53.1a): 15 1/4 × 40 7/8 × 40 7/8 in. (38.7 × 103.8 × 103.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2022.53.1b): 1/2 × 40 7/8 × 40 7/8 in. (1.3 × 103.8 × 103.8 cm)