1913-1914, undated
GUSN-314492
Black-and-white photograph of three tables. One low table has round overhanging top; apron with molded edge; three curved legs; triangular brace between legs and paw feet. Legs are elaborately carved with a man's face at top. Second table is a Neoclassical-style card table with half-serpentine sides; serpentine front and ovolo corners; full serpentine shape when top is open; apron with veneer panels and veneer center diamond motif; horizontally reeded apron corners; tapered bulb legs with reeding, ring turnings and cuffs; and cylindrical feet. The last table is a small table having an overhanging round top with carved edge; one upper and one lower shelf; four legs with carved scroll extending to first shelf followed by tapered round columns with ball turnings at top and carved acanthus leaves at bottom; and rectangular blocks at level of lower shelf terminating in turned bun feet. Handwritten notes on page include wood types and the following series of numbers: 13467 / 54379, 203 / 54876, and 2885 / 54456. The first number in each pair is an A. H. Davenport Co. detail number; the second number may be an order number.
tables (support furniture)
card tables
Neoclassical
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
CC010.005.161
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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