Dressing Bureau

Name/Title

Dressing Bureau

Entry/Object ID

96.3.61

Description

Dressing Bureau Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Dressing Bureau with Marble Top. having rectangular marble top with cut-out front, over single shaped long dressing drawer which opens to reveal 9 divided compartments, over 2 long graduated drawers with glass knob handles, flanked by circular columnar supports, on bun feet; having attached mirror in square molded frame flanked by shaped supports with pyramid-shaped finials.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

96.3.

Source or Donor

The Charleston Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1835

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chest

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Other Name

Dressing Bureau

Dimensions

Height

36-5/8 in

Width

47-1/4 in

Depth

23 in

Dimension Notes

Height to marble top 36-5/8, depth 23, depth marble 23-1/2, height of mirror to finial 52-1/2, width 47-1/4 inches

Location

Location

Building

AR WEST BEDCHAMBER

Moved By

Red

Date

April 23, 1998

Notes

Until: / /

Location

Building

AR 203

Category

Permanent

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Overall good, some kind of plate (possibly brass) missing from sides of mirror support - 2 screw holes and shaddow remain on each side

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Location Details1: 1

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

April 23, 1998

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

March 30, 2023