1880-1914, undated
GUSN-305630
Design drawing titled "Dressing Table of Mahogany" rendered in pencil on trace. Perspective view of dressing table is shown. Toilet or dressing table has rectangular form; narrow splashboard with scrolled cut ears; overhanging top with molded edge; case with one shallow drawer over two drawers; skirt with high demilune arch which separates two lower drawers; bail handles with bat-wing plates; branch veneer on drawer fronts; and cabriole legs with ball-and-claw feet. Title, design notes and "13916" are handwritten on drawing.
dressing tables
tables (support furniture)
design drawings
sketches
1 design drawing in pencil (7 1/2 x 7 5/8 inches)
CC010
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
2012
CC010.001.013.019.002
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)
design drawings
sketches
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