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1913-1914, undated
GUSN-314599
Black-and-white photograph of two dressing tables with attached mirrors. First rectangular dressing table
has shallow recessed compartment with two drawers; overhanging top with molded edge; one drawer on each side of shallower center drawer; and tapered reeded legs with turned ovoid feet. Rectangular mirror framw has arched crest and two scrolled supporting arms. Second dressing table has rectangular form with bowed center front section; splashboard with concave ends; overhanging top with molded edge; two drawers with bail handles on each side of shallow center drawer with curved front and two round pulls; and six tapered square legs with spade feet. Rectangularl mirror frame has arched crest and two square supporting arms with pineapple finials. Handwritten notes on page included wood type, dimensions and A. H. Davenport Co. detail numbers 495 and 117.
dressing tables
mirrors
photographs
black-and-white photographs
1 black-and-white photograph (7 3/16 x 9 3/16 inches)
CC010
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
2012
CC010.005.248
Possibly Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. (Photographer)
Possibly A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Photographer)
photographs
black-and-white photographs
Item
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