1880-1914, undated
GUSN-309398
Untitled portfolio. Album has a dark gray fabric covering and dark gray fabric ties. A book plate is glued inside the front cover and reads: "Irving / and / Casson / Custom Furniture, / Interior Finish, / Wood Mantels, / Decorations and / Upholstery. / Church Furniture. / 150 Boylston St. / Boston." Handwritten on the inside front cover is "No. 9."
The portoflio contains fourteen photographs mounted with gray paper mats. The photographs depict a variety of furniture pieces including console tables, a sofa, arm chair, side chair, night tables, bed and a mirror. All pieces are in a French Rococo Style and appear to have been designed as a group. Numbers (which may be order or model numbers) are handwritten on four photographs. One photograph has the following stamped on the back: "Property of / Irving & Casson / to be returned to / 150 Boylston St., Boston, Mass." No other identifying information is found on any of the photographs. Digital images of a selection of photographs from the portfolio are attached to this record.
chairs (furniture forms)
armchairs
side chairs
sofas
beds (furniture)
mirrors
tables (support furniture)
night tables
console tables
Rococo Revival
portfolios (groups of works)
portfolios (containers)
black-and-white photographs
photographs
Strong Museum number 287.4
1 portfolio containing 14 loose photographs (14 1/8 x 11 1/8 x 1 1/4)
CC010
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
2012
CC010.006.004
Museum Purchase
14 1/8 x 11 1/8 x 1 1/4 (HxWxD)(inches)
Irving & Casson (Compiler)
portfolios (groups of works)
portfolios (containers)
black-and-white photographs
photographs
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