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BookcaseEntry/Object ID
MP.94.1108Description
Tall, double glass door oak bookcase. Starting at top crest middle is a convex incised shell with leafy swags on left and right sides. Below shell form is a truncated square column, cornice shaft and base. The shaft has rectangular relief. On either side of the column are four scrolls framed in horizontal rectangles. At extreme ends are carved piece brackets. Below this crest is a wide cornice with pilaster moldings decending at extreme side left and right. The pilaster starts with cabochon design, next a bracket projecting forward topped with a bead and leafy design on bottom. Midsection of pilaster is interrupted with a verticle rectangle in graduating relief. Between each pilaster are glass framed doors that are double paned. Each pilaster terminates with bracket that has chevron carvings. The base of bookcase has a single drawer with wooden pulls. At either side is a turned urn shape half molding. Inside case are seven adjustable shelves.Made/Created
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MakerDate made
1880Relationships
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Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Centennial Bedroom