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Watercolor -- Pedestal Side Table

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1880-1973, undated

GUSN

GUSN-314686

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Description

Untitled design drawing rendered in watercolor and pencil. Front view of a pedestal side table is shown; partial plan of top is also provided. Table has overhanging top with half-serpentine sides and notched serpentine front; molded apron; pedestal with carved scrolls flaring outward from a narrow base; and rectangular block base. Apron and pedestal support are gilded.

Details

Descriptive Terms

pedestal tables
tables (support furniture)
side tables
design drawings
renderings (drawings)

Physical Description

1 watercolor rendering (12 3/8 x 7 3/4 inches)

Collection Code

CC011

Collection Name

Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

Date of Acquisition

2014

Reference Code

CC011.011.015

Record Details

Originator

Probably A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries)
Possibly Irving & Casson
Possibly Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co.

Material Type

design drawings
renderings (drawings)

Description Level

Item

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