Sideboard

Object/Artifact

-

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Sideboard

Entry/Object ID

2012.020.001

Tags

Needs new photography

Description

Sideboard

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2012.020.

Source or Donor

Mr. James Barrow

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James P. Barrow

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John (1738-1818) and Thomas (1771-1848) Seymour

Attribution

Attributed to

Date made

1800 - 1820

Time Period

Federal

Place

City

Boston

Location

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sideboard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

44-1/2 in

Width

75 in

Depth

27-3/4 in

Materials

Material

Mahogany, Maple

Material Notes

bird's eye maple veneers

Location

Location

Room

102

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Provenance

Notes

Vernon Stoneman; Benjamin Ginsburg Antiquary, New York, 1980; George Subkoff Antiques, New York, 1984

General Notes

Note Type

In-House Note

Note

Notes: In September, Jim and Jean Barrow graciously donated an early nineteenth-century sideboard attributed to John (1738-1818) and Thomas (1771-1848) Seymour of Boston. The sideboard is based on a standard Scottish design with a stepped-back upper tier, which was a form that was popular in Charleston. The mahogany sideboard has highly figured birds-eye-maple veneers, which was both fashionable and visually stunning. According to Christie's experts, "The straight front variant of the two-tiered sideboard has a circular recess in the lower tier for the service and presentation of a punch bowl. This beautiful and elaborate sideboard would have been a part of the highly ritualized social dining displays during the Federal period." At present, the sideboard is displayed in the stair hall, and the pistol-handled urn is prominently exhibited in the center of the sideboard along with other important ceramics and silver objects. Some of these objects, particularly the urn, may be moved to the decorative and fine arts gallery in March where we can better highlight their important histories. During our recent visioning session and subsequent committee meeting, the group determined that a sideboard is most appropriate for the stair hall, which would served as an ancillary room within the house. After the renovation, this object will take the place of the late-neoclassical New York sideboard (c. 1825), displayed in the butler's pantry (this sideboard is currently on loan).

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

December 6, 2012

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

October 25, 2023