1880-1914, undated
GUSN-305605
Design drawing titled "Toilet Table" rendered in ink on trace. Front view of dressing table and separate mirror is shown; top plan of table is also shown. Neoclassical-style toilet or dressing table has rectangular form with ovolo corners and slightly bowed front; splashboard with scrolled corners; overhanging top; one shallow drawer with round pulls; columnar corners with carved acanthus leaves; vasiform turning above tapered round reeded legs with cuffs; and cylindrical feet. Queen Anne-style rectangular mirror frame has molded rim; arched and scrolled crest with corresponding apron; and open medallion with carved Prince of Wales feather motif. Title and design notes are handwritten on drawing.
dressing tables
tables (support furniture)
mirrors
Neoclassical
Queen Anne Style
design drawings
sketches
1 design drawing in pencil (10 x 4 3/8 inches)
CC010
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
2012
CC010.001.013.014.001
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)
design drawings
sketches
Item
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