fbpx

"Toilet Table - Painted White - for Corner"

Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1880-1914, undated

GUSN

GUSN-305656

You can find this within

Browse Collection

Description

Design drawing titled "Toilet Table - Painted White - For Corner" rendered in pencil on trace. Front view of dressing table and attached mirror is shown; top plan of table is also shown. Toilet or dressing table has three-sided form with right angle back to fit into corner; splashboard; overhanging top; cuboards in center and canted side sections; basket of fruit with garlands on front cupboard; bellflowers on stiles; and tapered reeded round legs with cuffs and cylindrical feet. Large rectangular mirror has demilune crest with carved shell and ribbons at top; molded rim; and is suppported by carved scrolled brackets between lower side and splashboard. Title and design note are handwritten on drawing.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dressing tables
tables (support furniture)
mirrors
design drawings
sketches

Physical Description

1 design drawing in pencil (12 7/8 x 7 1/4 inches)

Collection Code

CC010

Collection Name

Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

Date of Acquisition

2012

Reference Code

CC010.001.013.025.001

Record Details

Originator

A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)

Material Type

design drawings
sketches

Description Level

Item

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].