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Sideboard

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

ca. 1800

GUSN

GUSN-17469

Description

Sideboard. Mahogany, mahogany veneer, secondary wood possibly maple. with Font legs divide the facade into three sections. The outer two sections each contain a drawer above a hinged door, both of which are decorated with crotch mahogany veneers. The middle section has a wider drawer above a double hinged compartment, with two pull out wine drawers on either side. Each of the cockbeaded drawer and door fronts contain a keyhole and a lock. Rests on four turned and reeded legs in front and two in back, each terminating in leaf carving.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sideboards (furniture)
mahogany (wood)
veneer
wood (plant material)
Federal
Sideboard
Sideboard

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

42 1/4 x 23 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum purchase with funds provided by an anonymous gift.

Accession Number

1982.279

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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