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Table, Restaurant

Object number2019.80.1

Date2011-2019

MediumWood; Metal; Plastic; Paint; Ink

Credit LineGift of Justin Severino

DescriptionRestaurant pedestal table with rectangular (nearly square) hand-finished wooden tabletop of variegated light brown wood. Tabletop has channel recess on one of the long sides with hole at one end. Underside of tabletop has four-armed metal mount at center that connects to cylindrical metal post on circular metal base; all are painted rosy taupe color. Top of base has six concentric channels with four holes around the perimeter; underside has five circular metal and white plastic adjustable feet and imprinted number. Underside of tabletop has offset light-colored eight-sided star shape where a former pedestal mount was likely located. DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 30.5 x 30.063 x 24 in. (77.5 x 76.4 x 61 cm)
InscriptionsUnderside of tabletop has text at center of one short side "5".
MarksUnderside of base has imprinted text "918".

Underside of tabletop has text at center of one short side "[illegible] / Company".
Historical NotesThis table is from the restaurant CURE and was hand-finished by Justin Severino. Opened on New Year’s Eve in 2011, CURE, which Justin Severino literally built and furnished by hand, including the curation and creation of furniture, décor, dishes, and serving ware, became at one point Pittsburgh’s most nationally famous restaurant. It earned national recognition especially for its charcuterie and the way that Severino custom-curated how dishes were served, sometimes in non-traditional tableware. It was named one of Bon Appetit Magazine’s “Top 50 Best New Restaurants” in 2012. Severino was nominated as “Chef of the Year” by the James Beard Foundation four years in a row. CURE artifacts were collected because the restaurant came to symbolize the city’s transformation from a basic “meat and potatoes” town into a so-called “Foodie” destination, and likewise the Lawrenceville neighborhood’s evolution into a destination spot. The restaurant closed in March 2019.

Related institution Cure (2011 - 2019)

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