A bird's-eye view into a high ceilinged room with honeycomb windows on the left and an ornately ornamental ceiling. A table, set with all manner of dishes and food, extends the length of the room. The be-wigged banquet guests surround the table while servants carrying food occupy most of the remaining floor space. Escutcheon on rear wall reads: "freij taffel/der n. O. Dreij/obern hn ["n' superscripted] stäendten". Date: 1705. Dimensions: 53.3 x 38.5 cm (21 x 15 3/16 in. ). Medium: engraving with etching, etching on wove paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Print, The Open Table for the Three Uppermost Classes of Men of Lower Austria, 1705 (CH 18398247)
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