Sideboard

Furniture

Wildwood Historic Center

Original photo.

Name/Title

Sideboard

Entry/Object ID

1969.019.003

Description

White marble topped sideboard made primarily of walnut with burl and other inserts of lighter or painted or butternut wood. Part of the design has carved quatrefoil pattern. Base has two upper drawers with metal escutcheons. Below are two doors with wooden escutcheons and fronts. Top unit has shelf across width. Unit sits on 4 wooden casters. Burl overlay and Eastlake style incising decorate various sections. Turned posts support shelf at either end. Sunburst design at very top.

Context

Type of furniture used during Victorian era.

Collection

Wildwood Historic Center [primary collection]

Acquisition

Accession

1969.019

Source or Donor

019 Margaret Hathaway

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sideboard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Marble

Width

48 in

Depth

22 in

Dimension Notes

Marble on top of base.

Dimension Description

Base

Height

38 in

Dimension Description

shelf unit

Height

45 in

Depth

11 in

Dimension Notes

from marble top to peak then starts 17” above marble

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

84 in

Parts

Count

Parts

Base and shelf unit.

Location

Wall

West Wall

Room

Dining Room

Floor

First Floor

Building

Wildwood House

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good