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1880-1914, undated
GUSN-305695
Design drawing titled "Dressing Table White & Gold" rendered in pencil on trace. Front view of dressing table and attached mirror is shown; top plan of table is also provided. Toilet or dressing table has rectangular form; overhanging top; one tier of two wide shallow drawers; second tier with one narrower shallow drawer at each end; curved brackets at kneehole opening; tapered legs with cuffs; and cylindrical feet. Oval mirror frame is supported by conforming bracket at base. Ornamentation includes swags, garlands, and other motifs on top drawer fronts and support bracket. Title, design notes, "J. E. Stillman," "11959" and "Stock 21204" are handwritten on drawing.
dressing tables
tables (support furniture)
mirrors
Neoclassical
design drawings
sketches
1 design drawing in pencil (8 3/4 x 5 inches)
CC010
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
2012
CC010.001.013.031.001
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)
design drawings
sketches
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