1907-02-20
GUSN-304276
Design drawing titled "Single Bed of Cherry (Painted) Made for C. Vanderbilt" rendered in pencil on trace. Front and side views are shown. Neoclassical-style bed has rectangular headboard and lower footboard with curved top corners and recessed panels with molded trim; carved central medallion and garland atop headboard; shaped skirt on footboard with painted basket motif; narrow side rails with shaped lower edge; four square posts with turned cup finials; and four scrolled legs terminating in ovoid feet. Title, design notes, "11488, " "Order 27917 Chambers 5 & 6" andd "J. B. W. Feb - 20 - 1907" are handwritten on drawing.
beds (furniture)
twin beds
Neoclassical
sketches
1 design drawing in pencil (4 1/2 x 13 inches)
CC010
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
2012
CC010.001.011.002.003
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)
sketches
Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1873-1942
Item
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