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1880-1914, undated
GUSN-307050
Design drawing titled "Bureau" rendered in pencil on trace. Front view is shown; plan of top is also provided. Rectangular bureau has shallow blockfront form; overhanging top with molded edge; three graduated drawers with bail handles and bat wing backplates; inlaid patera on top drawer; key escutcheons on lower two drawers; straight skirt with molded lower edge; bracket feet; and inlaid quarter fans on brackets. Arched mirror frame is attached to bureau by concave brackets with inlaid paterae atop shallow backboard. Title is handwritten on drawing.
chests of drawers
dressers (chests of drawers)
blockfront (shape)
design drawings
sketches
1 design drawing in pencil (9 7/8 x 6 3/8 inches)
CC010
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
2012
CC010.001.012.017.002
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)
design drawings
sketches
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