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Sideboard with branch veneer

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1880-1914, undated

GUSN

GUSN-294458

Description

Untitled design drawing of sideboard rendered in pencil on trace. Perspective view is shown. Rectangular sideboard has serpentine front; tier of three drawers above two cabinets with doors and two central drawers; and four cabriole legs with carved knees terminating in ball-and-claw feet. Drawer fronts and cabinet doors have branch veneer; oval brasses with bail handles; and string inlay. Design notes and dimensions are handwritten in pencil. Also handwritten in red is detail number "12356."

Details

Descriptive Terms

sideboards (furniture)
Chippendale
Neoclassical
design drawings
sketches

Physical Description

1 design drawing in pencil (6 1/2 x 7 5/8 inches)

Collection Code

CC010

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2012

Reference Code

CC010.001.002.016.001

Date Notes

Date may be 1903-10-17.

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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