1913-1914, undated
GUSN-314596
Black-and-white photograph of dressing table and attached mirror. Neoclassical-style toilet or dressing table has bowed front; two drawers with curved fronts and bail handles on each side of shallow center drawer; tapered square legs and brass cuffs. Oval mirror frame is supported by two curved arms with brass urn finials; mirror sits atop shallow recessed compartment with three drawers. Inlaid ornamentation includes garlands, bellflowers and other motifs on center drawer front, stiles, and suppport arms. Handwritten notes on page include wood type, dimensions and A. H. Davenport Co. detail number 548.
dressing tables
mirrors
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
CC010.005.245
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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