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1880-1914, undated
GUSN-294404
Design drawing titled "Sideboard of Mahogany" rendered in pencil on trace. Perspective view is shown. Neoclassical-style sideboard with serpentine front; top with molded edge; top tier with carved rosettes framing two shallow drawers and central panel with fluting and carved stalks of wheat; lower tier with reeded stiles, two deep drawers and recessed central compartment with two doors; reeded tapered legs terminating in spade feet. Drawers have oval brasses and bail handles; lower drawers have keyhole escutcheons. Title is handprinted in pencil; handwritten in red is detail number "3011."
sideboards (furniture)
Neoclassical
Federal
design drawings
sketches
1 design drawing in pencil (11 3/8 x 11 1/2 inches)
CC010
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
2012
CC010.001.002.011.001
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)
design drawings
sketches
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