1880-1914, undated
GUSN-303877
Design drawing with three views titled "Shoe Box of Leather." Front elevation is rendered in pencil, watercolor and metallic paint; top and side views are in pencil only. Shoe box or chest has domed lid; bail handle with batwing plate on each end; large flanged lock on the front; leather covering on all sides; and a row of metal tacks outlining all edges. Metal tacks also form x-shaped and quatrefoil motifs arranged along the front and top edges of the box. Title is hand printed. Embossed at the lower left corner: "Return to / A. H. Davenport Co. / 96 Washington St. / Boston, Mass."
storage boxes
chests (case furniture)
renderings (drawings)
design drawings
1 watercolor rendering (12 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches)
CC011
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II
1994
CC011.001.001.006.008
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Designer)
renderings (drawings)
design drawings
Item
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