Wardrobe

Furniture

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Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Wardrobe

Entry/Object ID

F 76.3

Description

The mahogany wardrobe has a double-door cupboard in the center flanked by separate cupboards, each slightly recessed and accessed by a single door. The cornice frieze is carved in the center with a bow knot and two tassels supporting swags. A bow knot with lightning bolts is carved in each side panel. Rectangular stylized rosettes mark the sides of each of these three panels and the tops of reeded stiles. Additional rosettes mark the bottoms of the reeded stiles. The wardrobe stands on six turned legs, the front four of which are reeded. All end in brass ball feet. Each of the narrow rectangular doors as two panels, one above the other, each covered with brilliantly figured, book-matched mahogany veneers. Each section opens to three fixed shelves above the bottom board of the wardrobe. The wardrobe top is framed with cross banded edges. The back is made of three tulip poplar fielded panels set into the case sides and two middle stiles.

Category

Furniture

Acquisition

Accession

F 76.3

Source or Donor

Carol Galbraith

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 1976

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Duncan Phyfe

Attribution

Probably by

Date made

1810 - 1820

Place

State/Province

New York

Country

America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

65-3/4 in

Width

61 in

Depth

22-1/2 in

Material

Mahogany, Tulip poplar, White pine, Brass

Condition

Notes

There are no turned stops in the legs for the brass ferules, which may have been added later. The backboards and lower rear rail have been cut into three parts along the line of the vertical compartment dividers. A bracket leg has been added to the center of the back of the wardrobe to provide support. 2/5/2003 condition change noted-separation top proper left front and proper right rear

Provenance

Notes

Purchased from Carol Galbraith, Mt. Vernon, NJ 8/16/76. $8,600 The original accession worksheet recommends inquiries about whether the wardrobe came from Montclair, N.J., but there is no follow-up.