Sideboard. Mahogany, mahogany veneer, secondary wood possibly maple. with Font legs divide the facade into three sections. The outer two sections each contain a drawer above a hinged door, both of which are decorated with crotch mahogany veneers. The middle section has a wider drawer above a double hinged compartment, with two pull out wine drawers on either side. Each of the cockbeaded drawer and door fronts contain a keyhole and a lock. Rests on four turned and reeded legs in front and two in back, each terminating in leaf carving.
sideboards (furniture)
mahogany (wood)
veneer
wood (plant material)
Federal
Sideboard
Sideboard
Unknown
42 1/4 x 23 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Museum purchase with funds provided by an anonymous gift.
1982.279
Massachusetts (United States)
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