Etagere

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Etagere

Entry/Object ID

MP.88.214

Description

Six-shelf etagere, top three are stepped and mirror-backed: gallery on three sides of top shelf of openwork trefoils and clover leaf crosses; three-tiered spool shaped turnings at corners; rectangular rear uprights on each shelf with flattened ball turnings, swell at middle; top three shelves have S-curve scrolled brackets; ornamental pierced crosses at sides; half round moulding with double ball and bead carving on five shelf front and sides; four applied bracket feet.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1860

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

67-1/4 in

Width

21-1/2 in

Depth

15-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 67 1/4 x 21 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (170.8 x 54.6 x 40 cm)

Material

Rosewood veneer, Rosewood, Conifer

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Gallery cresting pieces detached; numerous cracks, lifting of veneer, poor old repairs on all shelves; top shelf side cross missing; mirror has loss of silvering; loose joints; mold growth on back.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, White-Wetmore Bedroom