"Toilet Table"

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1880-1914, undated

GUSN

GUSN-305690

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Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
Albums -- Design Drawings
"Toilet Tables. Cheval Glasses."
Toilet Tables. Cheval Glasses. -- Page 103
"Toilet Table"
(current record)

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Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I
- Albums -- Design Drawings
  - "Toilet Tables. Cheval Glasses."
    - Toilet Tables. Cheval Glasses. -- Page 103
      - "Toilet Table" (current record)
      - "White & Gold Toilet Table"
      - Toilet Table and Mirror

Description

Design drawing titled "Toilet Table" rendered in pencil on trace. Front view of dressing table and attached mirror is shown; top plan of table is also provided. Toilet or dressing table has rectangular form with ovolo front corners; overhanging top; two drawers with bail handles on each side of central shallow drawer with two round pulls; round columnar legs; and cylindrical feet. Rectangular mirror frame has demilune top and is supported by two carved scrolled brackets at the base. Title, design notes, "Sycamore," "11937" and "For Mrs. K. L. Hamlin 13251" are handwritten on drawing.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dressing tables
tables (support furniture)
mirrors
Neoclassical
design drawings
sketches

Physical Descrption

1 design drawing in pencil (9 3/4 x 7 inches)

Collection Code

CC010

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2012

Reference Code

CC010.001.013.029.001

Record Details

Originator

A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)

Material Type

design drawings
sketches

Description Level

Item

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