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"Console Table and Mirror "F""

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1914-1973, undated

GUSN

GUSN-303666

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Description

Design drawing titled "Console Table and Mirror "F"" with two views. Front view of mirror and table is rendered in watercolor and pencil; top plan of table is in pencil only. Queen Anne-style rectangular mirror has wood frame; arched and shaped crest; and Prince of Wales feather carved within pierced circular medallion below crest. Neoclassical-style console table has serpentine front, half-serpentine sides and canted corners; overhanging top; fluted apron with carved swag in center plaque and oval medallions at ends; and four fluted tapered legs terminating in block feet. Title, dimensions and design notes are handwritten in pencil. Also handwritten are "5272" adjacent to mirror and "5271" adjacent to table. Embossed at lower left corner is "Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. Boston - New York." A note on the reverse is dated 1961 and states that the drawing was removed from "the White House file;" however, it cannot be determined if pieces were actually made for the White House.

Details

Descriptive Terms

mirrors
wall mirrors
console tables
Queen Anne Style
Federal
Neoclassical
renderings (drawings)
interior elevations
design drawings

Physical Description

1 watercolor rendering (18 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches)

Collection Code

CC011

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1994

Reference Code

CC011.001.001.001.003.005

Record Details

Originator

Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. (Designer)

Material Type

renderings (drawings)
interior elevations
design drawings

Description Level

Item

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