1880-1914, undated
GUSN-311115
Untitled sketch rendered in pencil of a bookcase against a wall with wainscotting and with a patterned carpet in front. Front view is shown. Rectangular bookcase has flat overhanging top with molded cornice; rounded frieze; one open tier at top supported in front by three turned columns; two rectangular cupboard doors in middle with recessed carved panels; open shelf below cupboard with shaped brackets at top corners; three open shelves flanking each side of central cupboard; and solid strepped base. Handwritten on drawing are "E. A. S." and "5 fe."
bookcases
bookshelves
design drawings
sketches
1 design drawing in pencil (8 7/8 x 11 1/8 inches)
CC011
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II
1995-10-24
CC011.002.008
Possibly A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries)
design drawings
sketches
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