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1880-1914, undated
GUSN-307046
Design drawing titled "Bureau & Glass" rendered in pencil on trace. Front view of bureau and wall mirror is shown; plan of top of bureau is also provided. Neoclassical-style bowfront bureau has overhanging top with molded edge; four drawers with bail handles; rectangular center panel on top drawer with inlaid kylix and quarterfans; key escutcheons on three lower drawers; curved skirt; and bracket feet. Rectangular wall mirror frame has molded interior rim; crest with elaborate broken arch pediment with inlaid garlands and swags; urn finial; and shaped base with carved or inlaid circular ornament. Title is handwritten on drawing.
chests of drawers
dressers (chests of drawers)
mirrors
wall mirrors
Neoclassical
design drawings
sketches
1 design drawing in pencil (10 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches)
CC010
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
2012
CC010.001.012.016.001
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)
design drawings
sketches
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