Sideboard

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Sideboard

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.187

Description

Sideboard, rectangular backboard above top: with engaged half-column each end, surmounted by globe finial; brass gallery with five turned spindles and ending in meander shape at each end of top, running from backboard; rectangular top; front contains at top two drawers, side by side, each with two brass plates and bails; beneath drawers, front is recessed, with engaged half-column, of composite order, at each end; and three hinged, paneled doors, with brass keyhole plates, which open to reveal shelved compartments; sunken panel each end; turned rear legs; front legs are in the form of four-toed paws.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1820 - 1830

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

54-3/4 in

Depth

24-3/4 in

Length

60 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 54 3/4 x 24 3/4 x 60 in. (139.1 x 62.9 x 152.4 cm)

Material

Mahogany veneer, brass

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Oval pulls deaccessioned 4/84.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

B. Ginsberg, in letter of appraisal, September 1959, refers to "very fine wood and cabinetwork", and its "original brass gallery, a rare feature."

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Dining Room