Sideboard

Name/Title

Sideboard

Entry/Object ID

F 70.1

Description

The mahogany and mahogany veneer six-legged sideboard has a serpentine front. The conforming top is framed and has a cross-banded edge. The top tier of four drawers includes two side-by-side drawers in the center section above recessed bowed cupboard doors flanked by rectangular panels and a cupboard door on the proper right and a large drawer on the proper left. Oval shells are inlaid near the top of each leg stile. The cupboard doors have inlaid fans in the corners. String inlays border the drawers, doors, and other elements. Bellflowers are inlaid on the square tapering legs which also have banded cuffs. The drawers and outer cupboard door have oval brasses in the centers. The drawer fronts are white pine with mahogany veneer. Drawer sides and bottoms are tulip poplar.

Category

Furniture

Acquisition

Accession

F 70.1

Source or Donor

Teina Baumstone

Credit Line

Purchase, 1970

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Sideboard

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

1790 - 1810

Place

State/Province

New York

Country

America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

43 in

Width

69-1/2 in

Depth

28 in

Dimension Notes

measured 3/11/26 rr

Materials

Material

Mahogany, Tulip poplar, White pine

Material Notes

Mahogany, tulip poplar, white pine, light and dark stringing and inlays.

Condition

Notes

The top has been reinforced from underneath. The proper right cupboard door has been repaired.

Provenance

Notes

Purchase from Teina Baumstone, 807 Madison Ave., New York, NY 1970