1907-01-23
GUSN-305532
Design drawing titled ""B" Mahogany Toilet Table" rendered in pencil on trace. Front view of dressing table and mirror is shown. Neoclassical-style toilet or dressing table has rectangular form; narrow backsplash with concave corners and molded top edge; overhanging top; two sets of two shallow drawers with bail handles flanking a shallow center drawer with lock; and square legs with tapered feet. Rectangular mirror frame has arched pediment crest with carved fruit basket at top; and two columnar supports with flame finials. Side supports have been sketched to show two possible heights. Title, design details, "11475" and "For Norman B. Ream 23rd January 1907" are handwritten on drawing.
dressing tables
tables (support furniture)
mirrors
Neoclassical
design drawings
sketches
1 design drawing in pencil (7 x 6 1/8 inches)
CC010
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
2012
CC010.001.013.005.004
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)
design drawings
sketches
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