Name/Title
Dressing TableContext
Nestled in the northeast corner of the Neill-Cochran House Museum's 1855 Bedroom is a Grecian-style American Empire walnut dressing table made ca.1825. The table has an arched looking glass that swings on turned columns with urn finials. These columns rest on a two-drawer rise of six small drawers fitted with wooden knobs continuing to a square-topped tabletop. The tabletop features a straight frieze and is supported on four legs, the front two turned like Doric columns, the back two resembling pilasters. The legs are connected by a shelf with a concave front standing on four flat bun feet.
American Empire is a Neoclassical style of American furniture and decoration that gained its greatest popularity in the U.S. after 1820. A simplified version referred to as the Grecian style featured plain surfaces in curved forms, mahogany and walnut veneers, and scrollwork elements derived from classical Greek architecture.
You can reflect on this dressing table, and all of our classic artifacts, at the Neill-Cochran House Museum, Wed-Sun 11-4pm.
Source: Buffalo Architecture IndexAcquisition
Accession
nd.080Source or Donor
UnknownAcquisition Method
Gift