1907-03-04
GUSN-294234
Design drawing with two views titled "Bookcase of Mahogany" rendered in pencil on trace. Front and top views are shown. Tall Chippendale-style bookcase has overhanging top with molded edge; plain frieze; two doors with leaded glass forming arched geometric shapes; molded bottom edge; and solid base. Interior has five adjustable wood shelves. Title, design notes, and "For Martha Alford" are handprinted in pencil. Also hand written are "March 4 - 1907" and "11510." Right side of paper has been cut off.
case furniture
Chippendale
bookcases
design drawings
sketches
1 design drawing in pencil (7 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches)
CC010
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
2012
CC010.001.001.023.002
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)
design drawings
sketches
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