"How does a foreigner define America?" Alyce Englund on Charles-Honoré Lannuier's pier table

For MetCollects, assistant curator of American decorative arts Alyce Englund discusses the recently acquired pier table by Charles-Honoré Lannuier

Featured Artwork:
Charles-Honoré Lannuier (1779–1819). Pier table, 1815–19. Mahogany, mahogany veneer, pine, tulip poplar, maple, marble, gilded brass, die-stamped brass, and plate glass, 35 1/4 x 48 1/2 x 21 in. (89.5 x 123.2 x 53.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Ronald S. Kane Bequest, in memory of Berry B. Tracy, 2018 (2018.30a, b)

www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/19763

MetCollects introduces highlights of works of art recently acquired by the Met through gifts and purchases. Discover a new work each month.

www.metmuseum.org/metcollects

Credits
Director and Producer: Sarah Cowan
Editor: Stephanie Wuertz
Camera: Dia Felix, Stephanie Wuertz, and Sarah Cowan
Lighting: Kaelan Burkett
Production Assistant: Bryan Martin
Music: Austin Fisher
Audio Mastering: David Raymond

Special thanks to Joseph Coscia, Jr.