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"Dining Table"

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1880-1914, undated

GUSN

GUSN-305783

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Description

Design drawing titled "Dining Table" rendered in pencil on trace. Perspective view is shown. Round dining table has overhanging top; columnar reeded pedestal; cruciform base with concave sides; and large scrolled feet with carved rosettes on sides. Title, design notes, "172," "Mrs. J. B. Clark 48489" and "Plain [pedestal] for Mrs. Gordon Dexter 471312" are handwritten on drawing. Notation also indicates that version for Mrs. Clark had a straight apron.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tables (support furniture)
dining tables
pedestal tables
design drawings
sketches

Physical Description

1 design drawing in pencil (4 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches)

Collection Code

CC010

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2012

Reference Code

CC010.001.005.005.001

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

Related Items

Dining Table #172

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