1880-1973, undated
GUSN-295480
Photo album titled: "Toilet Tables 52B." Title is hand printed in black on front cover; title and volume number are hand printed in black on spine. Previous title has been scratched out on front and spine. Album has a beige fabric covering and 66 dark gray pages, some of which are now loose. Two of the pages are blank. Album contains 64 mounted black-and-white photographs. Photographs are of a variety of toilet tables, some with mirrors, manufactured by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, and their successor, Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. The order number and year are often shown on a display in the photographs; model numbers are also present in some cases. Customer names are handwritten on two pages. Named customers are: Mrs. E. Larson (New York) and Mrs. Leigh Liggett (Chestnut Hill, MA). Digital images of a selection of photographs from the album are attached to this record.
dressing tables
mirrors
photograph albums
black-and-white photographs
photographs
Strong Museum number 95.52B
1 photo album containing 66 pages and 64 photographs (14 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 2 inches)
CC010
Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
2012
CC010.002.075
Museum Purchase
14 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 2 (HxWxD)(inches)
Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. (Compiler)
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Compiler)
Irving & Casson (Compiler)
photograph albums
black-and-white photographs
photographs
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