1880-1914, undated
GUSN-294481
Design drawing titled "Mahogany & Inlay Sideboard" rendered in pencil on trace. Front view is shown. Neoclassical Hepplewhite-style rectangular sideboard has overhanging top; splashboard with concave curved corners; two cupboards with doors and one center drawer; and tapered square legs with cuffs. Inlaid decoration includes: stringing on cabinet doors, drawer and legs; bellflowers on legs; and oval with fruit basket on drawer front. Title and "Joseph Schaffner 46174" are handprinted in pencil. Also handwritten in pencil are "Hepplewhite" and detail number "3096."
sideboards (furniture)
Neoclassical
Hepplewhite
design drawings
sketches
1 design drawing in pencil (4 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches)
CC010
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
2012
CC010.001.002.017.003
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)
design drawings
sketches
Item
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