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"Queen Anne Chair in Walnut"

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1914-1973, undated

GUSN

GUSN-303839

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Description

Design drawing titled "Queen Anne Chair in Walnut" rendered in watercolor and pencil. Perspective view is shown. Queen Anne-style armchair has straight crest with rounded corners; straight stiles; shaped and pierced splat; upholstered slip seat; straight apron; truned columnar rear legs with block feet; cabriole front legs with carved scrolls at knees and pad feet; and four turned stretchers with the side stretchers being of a different design than front and rear stretchers. Title is handwritten on drawing. Blind stamped at lower left corner is "Irving and Casson / A. H. Davenport Co. / Boston - New York." Handwritten on the back are several notes includting the model number "3262."

Details

Descriptive Terms

chairs (furniture forms)
armchairs
Queen Anne Style
renderings (drawings)
perspective views
design drawings

Physical Description

1 watercolor rendering (14 1/4 x 9 1/8 inches)

Collection Code

CC011

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1994

Reference Code

CC011.001.001.004.002.003

Record Details

Originator

Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. (Designer)

Material Type

renderings (drawings)
perspective views
design drawings

Description Level

Item

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