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1883
GUSN-311056
Design drawing titled "Parlor Table" rendered in pencil. Perspective view is shown. Rectangular table has overhanging top with serpentine molded edges on all sides; deep apron with inlaid patarae; six slender legs with ring, ball and cylinder turnings; flattened disk feet; lower shelf with serpentine edges on all sides; and five turned spindles at each end of shelf that form arches at top and attach to apron. Table top and apron may be of a figured wood or have painted designs. Handwritten on drawing is title and "For Mrs. Henry Keyes/ for S. Hayworth [?] / 1883." Mrs. Henry Keyes refers to Emma Frances (Pierce) Keyes, widow of investor Henry Keyes; her Boston, MA home at 88 Commonwealth Avenue was built in 1881 and was designed by Peabody and Stearns.
tables (support furniture)
parlor tables
design drawings
1 design drawing in pencil (5 1/2 x 9 inches)
CC011
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II
1995-10-24
CC011.002.003
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries)
design drawings
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