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Anglo-Japanese furniture was typically painted with a shiny black lacquer to mimic Japanese lacquer. For centuries, people have revered Japanese lacquer, a glossy coating used to waterproof and decorate wood. This striking ebonized egret pedestal might have been used by its original owner to display Japanese pottery. Ebonizing entails applying a shiny black lacquer to wood to imitate real ebony or Japanese lacquer. “The Style of Display: Victorian Pedestals” is on display pre-security in the International Terminal. http://bit.ly/VictorianPedestals
This image was posted on July 12, 2019.