"How does a foreigner define America?" Alyce Englund on Charles-Honoré Lannuier's pier table<br /><br />For MetCollects, assistant curator of American decorative arts Alyce Englund discusses the recently acquired pier table by Charles-Honoré Lannuier<br /><br />Featured Artwork:<br />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)<br /><br />www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/19763<br /><br />MetCollects introduces highlights of works of art recently acquired by the Met through gifts and purchases. Discover a new work each month.<br /><br />www.metmuseum.org/metcollects<br /><br />Credits<br />Director and Producer: Sarah Cowan<br />Editor: Stephanie Wuertz<br />Camera: Dia Felix, Stephanie Wuertz, and Sarah Cowan<br />Lighting: Kaelan Burkett<br />Production Assistant: Bryan Martin<br />Music: Austin Fisher<br />Audio Mastering: David Raymond<br /><br />Special thanks to Joseph Coscia, Jr.
