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"Toilet Table"

Description

Design drawing titled "Toilet Table" rendered in pencil on trace. Front view of dressing table and attached mirror is shown; top plan of table is also shown. Toilet or dressing table has rectangular form with ovolo front corners; splashboard with scrolled ends; overhanging top with molded edge; shallow drawer with bail handle on each side of a shallow center drawer; painted stringing on drawer fronts; and reeded columnar legs terminating in turned ring and vasiform feet. Oval mirror frame has two reeded columnar arm supports with ovoid finials. Title and design notes are handwirtten on drawing.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dressing tables
tables (support furniture)
mirrors
design drawings
sketches

Physical Description

1 design drawing in pencil (9 1/8 x 5 1/4 inches)

Collection Code

CC010

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2012

Reference Code

CC010.001.013.017.003

Record Details

Originator

A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)

Material Type

design drawings
sketches

Description Level

Item

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