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1902, undated
GUSN-294416
Design drawing titled "Sideboard of Mahogany in State Dining Room" rendered in pencil on trace. Front view is shown; plan of top is also provided. Neoclassical-style D-shaped sideboard or console table with slightly protruding center section; overhanging top with molding below; two panels on frieze with carved rosettes; carved acanthus leaves above legs; tapered reeded legs with cuffs; and ball feet. Gilded railing at back of top has repeating scrolls topped with palmettes and bellflowers. Two large supports are under table in the form of eagles with outstretched wings.Title is handprinted in pencil. Table was designed for use in the State Dining Room as part of the 1902 White House restoration.
sideboards (furniture)
console tables
eagle console tables
Neoclassical
Federal
design drawings
sketches
1 design drawing in pencil (8 1/8 x 10 5/8 inches)
CC010
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
2012
CC010.001.002.012.001
Table was designed for the 1902 White House renovation.
Washington (DC)
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)
design drawings
sketches
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