1880-1914, undated
GUSN-311106
Untitled sketch rendered in pencil of a bookcase. Front and side views are shown. Rectangular bookcase has flat overhanging top with molded cornice; plain frieze; thee shelves; two glass-paned doors enclosing middle section with open shelves on either side; two recessed rectangular panels on sides; molded bottom edge; rectangular rear feet; and four turned bulb-shaped front feet. Handwritten on drawing but only faintly visible is the following notation: "150 / Mr. P[?] / Ch[?] / Mahogany."
bookcases
bookshelves
design drawings
sketches
1 design drawing in pencil (9 x 11 3/8 inches)
CC011
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II
1995-10-24
CC011.002.007
Possibly A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries)
design drawings
sketches
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