Bookend

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Bookend

Entry/Object ID

MP.94.635

Description

Rectangular bookend with a rounded top and a hinged base. The bookend is made of wood, faced with leather, then handpainted with a floral bouquet in greens, reds, oranges, lemons and blues. This is then bordered with a leaf motif pressed into the leather. This border is found along all the edges of the bookend. The inside has two leaves pressed into the upper corners and an elaborate scroll ornament in the form of an inverted "C" painted in red. The pressed leaves in the upper corners motif is mimicked on the inside plane of the base, while on the outside small rosettes are pressed into the four corners.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

6-1/2 in

Width

4-5/8 in

Depth

3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 3/8 in. (16.5 x 11.7 x 1 cm)

Material

Leather, Wood

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: The color of the paint has faded slightly. The leather facing is badly peeling apart.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

MP.94.636 - Bookend - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

One of pair

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, General's Bedroom