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Dressing Table

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1936-1937

GUSN

GUSN-103387

Description

Dressing table, serpentine shaped with edge thumb-molding having concave center knee space, applied continuous-bead molding outline with center base carved scallop shell with scroll surrounds. Flanking banks of three graduated short drawers on each side, top serpentine drawers with bead molding surrounds, surfaces with counterpart book-matching graining. Projecting stiles with upper baroque carving and French leafage scroll feet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dressing tables
case furniture
tables (support furniture)
Table
Table, Dressing
Table, Dressing

Label

This bed is part of a bedroom suite that was made by Louis Cole (1910-1977) for his sister, Sara Cohen Fechtor (1904-1992). Mr. Cole made the furniture while he was working for the National Furniture Company in Dorchester, MA during the 1930-1940s. Mr. Cole eventually moved to Las Vegas to make gaming tables for the booming gambling industry. The bedroom suite was used by Sara Cohen Fechtor while she live in Boston and she took the furniture with her when she moved to California. When Sarah Cohen Fechtor died in 1992, her son, Sheldon Fechtor, had the furniture shipped back to Boston.
The National Furniture Company was founded in 1897 by H.J. Brown and L.I. Smith. The original location was 75-77 Leverett Street, Boston. The Company was located at the 612 Blue Hill Avenue, Dorchester address from 1936-1937. In 1938 the company moved to 40 Lancaster Street, Boston.

Associated Person

Fechtor, Sara Cohen, 1904-1992

Additional Identification Number

3115

Maker

Cole, Louis (Maker)
National Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Dorchester, MA; Boston, MA

Dimensions

30 x 64 x 17 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Sheldon and Marjorie Fechtor

Accession Number

2007.17.4

Related Items

Title 8 Accession Number 2007.17.1

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