Corner cupboard - Corner cupboard

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Item
Corner cupboard
CIS Survey ID
CIS-2013-1051
Object Type
Furniture
Date Created
1815 - 1825
Place of Manufacture
United States
Maker
Probably East Tennessee
Size
8' x 4'
Material
Cherry; walnut; holly; other unidentified lightwood inlay; brass; iron
Marks/Inscription/Labels
None
Accessories/Hardware
Hinges inset into the case and attached to the doors. Locks on both set of doors have been replaced.
Inlays/Veneers
Band of walnut and holly inlays at waist and at skirt. Holly line inlays on the doors and at the cornice. Vine lightwood (possibly holly) inlay extending down from the cornice. Holly diamond escutcheons on the right-hand doors.
Condition
Overall good condition. Some loss of veneer near bottom-right foot. Board on lower right door has split. Beading has faded on the shelves in the interior. Patch to cavetto mold at top-left corner.
Media Type
image/jp2
Description
Large cherry corner cupboard with flush panel doors. Corner cupboard visually divided by walnut and holly band inlay at the waist. Upper section consists of two doors outlined with a string of holly inlay and a diamond shaped escutcheon, also holly. Above the doors are three oval inlays, the largest in the center, connected by a swagged line inlay. Flanking the ovals on either side are ascending vine inlays that disappear into the cornice. Together inlays are reminiscent of a rope and tassel pattern. Above inlay pattern is a cavetto molded cornice, nailed into the top. Below the waist inlay pattern another pair of panel doors and inlay as above. Another band of walnut and holly band inlay runs between the bottom of the doors and the skirt. Skirt is undulating with spurred responds at the ends. Hint of French feet formed from the base. Full length vertical backboards beaded on one edge in the interior. Three shelves on the interior also beaded above and below. Shelves are pegged in from the outside of the case (and presumably through the backboards; back not available for inspection).
Physical Location
Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Date Surveyed
2013-07-15
Source
Classical Institute of the South at The Historic New Orleans Collection
Repository
The Historic New Orleans Collection (http://www.hnoc.org)
Disclaimer
The information contained in the Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database was collected in the year referenced under Date Captured". The Classical Institute of the South will update object records with new information to the best of its ability but does not guarantee that data contained within the records is current.
Digital Collection
Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database
Contact Information
Contact the Historic New Orleans Collection for more information about use and reproduction. louisquery@hnoc.org
Credit
Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database, Classical Institute of the South at The Historic New Orleans Collection.
Rights
Physical rights are retained by The Historic New Orleans Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with US copyright laws. The information and images in the Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database may be used for non-commercial and educational purposes, but they must be accompanied by the “Credit” statement above.
Type of Resource
still image
Type of Resource
three dimensional object
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