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Marquetry Picture, George Washington Carrying A Serving Tray
Identifier:
2009.15.1Description:
Completed marquetry picture of George Washington Carrying a Serving Tray. The finished image is made of red, white, and black pieces of wood veneer inset into natural wood. The frame is also made of different types of wood.;This piece documents an integral part of the art of marquetry design. Marquetry played an important part in the story of the furniture industry in Grand Rapids both in the past and still today. It was incorporated into the finest furniture. Marquetry was also used in the fine art of decorating wooden boxes and found a niche as works of art. This marquetry picture will compliment the other pieces of marquetry tools and objects that we have in the collection.;This object was originally on loan to the Public Museum by John Sindelar. It has been on display in the Furniture City exhibit since 1994. In 2009, Mr. Sindelar agreed to donate it to the permanent collection. Mr. Sindelar made this marquetry picture from the cut-out silhouettes of the same pattern that he acquired from Mr. J. W. Danker, owner of J. W. Danker Marquetry. J. W. Danker Marquetry closed circa 1950.Date:
1979Materials:
Satinwood, MahoganyDimensions:
15" h 1/12/1900" w 12:00 AM" dCurrent Location Status:
On ExhibitCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of John SindelarExhibit/Program:
Furniture City (1994 – 2013)Furniture City was one of the signature core exhibits installed at the Grand Rapids Public Museum's new Van Andel Museum Center when it opened in 1994. At approximately 10,000 square feet, the exhibit occupied a significant portion of the museum's second floor and contained hundreds of pieces of Grand Rapids Furniture. The exhibition was accompanied by the authoritative book on the subject, "Grand Rapids Furniture", by GRPM curator Christian Carron. The Furniture City exhibit told a comprehensive story of the Furniture Industry in Grand Rapids, from its origins in the years after the Civil War, up to the present day with office and fixed seating manufacturers like Steelcase and American Seating. The exhibition was significantly reduced in size in 2013 to make room for a new gallery and was closed in 2019.
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John B Sindelar (creator) Sindelar, John B. (donor) Washington, George (depicts)George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
