1880-1914, undated
GUSN-294583
Design drawing titled "Serving Table of Mhg." rendered in pencil on trace. Perspective view is shown. Neoclassical Hepplewhite-style serpentine server has splashboard with branch veneer, center rectangular panel and concave corners; overhanging top; two shallow drawers with round pulls; lower serpentine shelf; and four tapered square legs terminating in spade feet. Inlaid trim includes oval patera on splashboard panel, quarter-fans on drawer fronts and sides, bellflowers on front legs; and stringing. Title, "John L. Paige 48634" and design notes are handwritten in pencil; also handwritten in red is "11322."
servers (sideboards)
tables (support furniture)
Neoclassical
Hepplewhite
Federal
design drawings
sketches
1 design drawing in pencil (5 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches)
CC010
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
2012
CC010.001.002.022.004
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)
design drawings
sketches
Item
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