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1880-1914, undated
GUSN-306983
Design drawing titled "Bureau" rendered in pencil on trace. Front view is shown; plan of top is also provided. Rectangular dresser has serpentine front with canted corners; overhanging top with molded edge; shallow backboard with carved concave corners; three drawers with bail handles and key escutcheons; stiles with carved volutes; curved skirt with central carved foliate motif; and cabriole legs with foliate carved knees and scroll toe and peg feet. Rectangular mirror frame has gentle serpentine curved top with carved central ornament and carved scrolls at base which attaches to backboard. Title and design note are handwritten on drawing.
chests of drawers
dressers (chests of drawers)
mirrors
design drawings
sketches
1 design drawing in pencil (13 x 6 3/8 inches)
CC010
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
2012
CC010.001.012.005.002
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)
design drawings
sketches
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