1913-1914, undated
GUSN-314588
Black-and-white photograph of dressing table with attached mirror. Neoclassical-style toilet or dressing table has rectangular form; narrow backsplash with concave corners; overhanging top with molded edge; two sets of two shallow drawers with bail handles flanking a shallow center drawer; center drawer has carved ornament at center and carved foliate scroll brackets beneath; fluted and carved stiles; tapered round fluted legs with cuffs; and cylindrical feet. Rectangular mirror frame has slightly arched top with concave corners; molded rim; and two fluted columnar supports with ovoid finials and carved acanthus leaves above rectangular blocks securing mirror supports to table. Handwritten notes on page include wood type, dimensions and A. H. Davenport Co. detail number 12339.
dressing tables
mirrors
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
CC010.005.237
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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