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Item
Armoire
CIS Survey ID
CIS-2013-1149
Other Name
Cabinet; Wardrobe
Object Type
Furniture
Date Created
1835 - 1850
Place of Manufacture
United States
Size
107" x 64" x 25"
Material
Cherry; figured cherry veneer; tulip poplar; cypress (or possibly white pine); iron; brass
Marks/Inscription/Labels
None
Accessories/Hardware
Iron locks missing from proper left hand door. Brass butt hinges replaced on both doors. Ovular neoclassical brass pulls replaced on both interior drawers. Keyhole escutcheons on middle interior drawer and side cabinets might be replaced.
Inlays/Veneers
Figured cherry veneer on doors in a paneled arrangement, with further cherry veneer at base front and sides, and facing cornice sides and tympanum.
Condition
Overall fair condition. Possible water damage on the interior, at top near cornice and just above belt line of drawers. Upper drawers missing, originals possibly cypress or white pine. Some hardware replaced. Veneers in surprisingly good condition, with few breaks.
Media Type
image/jp2
Description
Cherry armoire or wardrobe in three sections: base, case body and cornice. Case can also be divided, with a central compartment consisting of multiple drawers and shelves, and two full-length side cabinets on either side. Side cabinets not available for inspection. Interior case sides likely half-blind dovetailed into boards at bottom and top. Back of panel and stile construction; vertical cypress stiles are double-tenoned into horizontal rails, suspending the panels. Construction continues along entire back; side cabinets hide part of the panels. Interior fitted with several types of shelving. Tulip poplar battens nailed into sides of upper case likely held freestanding shelves, now missing. Belt of three side-by-side drawers occupy middle of case, suspended by drawer blades sliding-dovetailed into sides of case. Drawers fronted with cherry, with tulip poplar sides, back and bottom. Bottoms beveled and tongue and grooved into sides, and secured with nails at back. Central drawer bears a brass keyhole escutcheon, while flanking drawers bear replaced brass ovular pulls, both replaced. Three sliding textile shelves below waist-drawers, with similar wood arrangement as latter. Sides cut in rising S-curve pattern. Shelves suspended with battens as above. Cherry double-paneled doors hide interior, secured by locks above and below. Locks missing on proper left-hand door. Doors suspended by replaced brass butt hinges. Front of doors visually separated by application of figured-cherry veneers, mimicking paneled construction. Stacked twisted columns with spool-turned capitals and plinths frame doors/provide visual integration to feet and corner-finials. Case set into base. Front and back boards of base likely dovetailed into the sides. Veneer hides construction details. Modern screws secure case into base at front. Turned feet resemble downward tapering beehive above a compressed ball, dovetailed into the bottom of base. Freestanding cornice comprised of full S-scrolls terminating in a broken-arch pediment at center. Doweled, elongated spear-point finial tops applied tympanum carving, comprised of hatchwork below two diagonal cross-bands. Squat beet finials doweled into veneered corner-plinths.
Physical Location
Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Date Surveyed
2013-07-30
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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