1880-1914, undated
GUSN-305613
Untitled design drawing rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view of dressing table and separate mirror is shown. Queen Anne-style toilet or dressing table has rectangular form; overhanging top with molded edge; splashboard with concave ends; one wide shallow drawer over one tier of three deeper drawers; bail handles; serpentine skirt with central carved shell and scrolls; cabriole legs with foliate carved knees and pad feet. Neoclassical-style rectangular mirror frame has molded rim; carved corner rosettes; oval cartouche containing female profile at top with surrounding garlands, swags and bowknots; and garland at bottom.
dressing tables
tables (support furniture)
mirrors
Neoclassical
Queen Anne Style
design drawings
sketches
1 design drawing in ink (7 7/8 x 5 5/8 inches)
CC010
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
2012
CC010.001.013.016.001
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)
design drawings
sketches
Item
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