Name/Title
suite, bedroomEntry/Object ID
1972.002.001Description
Suite, bedroom. Hand-painted. A-H: bed; (8 pieces) Dark brown finish with handpainted gold borders and swirl designs on headboard, footboard and siderails. Handpainted leaf and green acorn motif. (A) Headboard: 51"h x 54"w x 2.75"d. (B) Footboard: 39"h x 54"w x 2.75"d. (C-D) Siderails: 8"h x 73"w x 2.25"d. (E-H) Four slats: 0.875"h x 50.25"w x 2.75"d. I: chest of drawers; (I) Rectangular top with beveled edge. Four rectangular drawers with round wood knobs. Dark brown finish with handpainted gold borders and swirl designs on drawers and tabletop, handpainted leaf and green acorn motif on center of drawers. Turned half spindle column on each side; 36"h x 39"w x 17.5"d. (J-K) Rectangular drawer with support arm for mirror. Dowels on bottom of drawers fit into holes in tabletop. Dowels on arms fit into holes in mirror. Lock on each drawer, 29"h x 9"w x 16.75"d. (L) Key. (M) Mirror; 27.75"h x 15.5"w x 1.5"d.; wood frame with dark finish and handpainted gold border/swirls, curving decorative edge, pointed sunburst at top center. N: chest of drawers. Rectangular top with beveled edge. Long rectangular drawer across top. Two smaller drawers side-by-side underneath. Round wood knobs. Square door in bottom center with handpainted leaf and green acorn motif, two stationary panels on each side. Dark brown finish with handpainted gold borders and swirl design around drawers, door and tabletop; 32.5"h x 29"w x 17"d. O: table; rectangular tabletop with slight overhang, dark brown with painted gold swirl design in corners connected by bars, sprig of gold leaves and green acorns (?) in center. Slide-out drawer with no handle/pull, painted gold rectangle around white horizontal line. Gold painted border on sides. Trestle base variation with two turned legs on each side and one connecting curved "feet" with round gliders; 28.25"h x 24"w x 15.75"d. P-S: side chairs. Painted dark brown with gold accents,including swirls across crest rail and stripes along stay rail, around edge of seat, and on front legs. C-shaped crest rail, four turned spindles, turned stiles, curved stay rail. Wedge-shaped cane seat with rounded corners. Turned knees, tapered legs. One turned stretcher in front. One plain stretcher in back and two on each side. Four metal gliders on each leg; 33.5"h x 15.5"w x 14"d.Acquisition
Accession
1972.002Source or Donor
Englar, S. EizabethAcquisition Method
Bequest
