Console table for State Dining Room

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Collection Type

Decorative arts

Date

1902, undated

GUSN

GUSN-294425

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Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
Albums -- Design Drawings
"Sideboards. Serving Tables."
Sideboards. Serving Tables. -- Page 51
Console table for State Dining Room
(current record)

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Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
- Albums -- Design Drawings
  - "Sideboards. Serving Tables."
    - Sideboards. Serving Tables. -- Page 51
      - "Sideboard of Mahogany in State Dining Room"
      - Console table for State Dining Room (current record)

Description

Untitled design drawing rendered in pencil on trace. Front view is shown. Neoclassical-style D-shaped sideboard or console table ahs overhanging top with molding below; reed-and-tie carved molding on frieze; 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. One large support is under table in the form of an eagle with outstretched wings.Table was designed for use in the State Dining Room as part of the 1902 White House restoration.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sideboards (furniture)
console tables
eagle console tables
Neoclassical
Federal
design drawings
sketches

Physical Description

1 design drawing in pencil (10 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches)

Collection Code

CC010

Collection Name

Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

Date of Acquisition

2012

Reference Code

CC010.001.002.012.002

Date Notes

Table was designed for the 1902 White House renovation.

Places

Washington (DC)

Record Details

Originator

A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)

Material Type

design drawings
sketches

Description Level

Item

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