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Item
China press
CIS Survey ID
CIS-2014-0035
Object Type
Furniture
Date Created
1820 - 1840
Place of Manufacture
United States
Size
94.75" x 43.5" x 22.5"
Material
Cherry; mahogany veneer; yellow pine
Marks/Inscription/Labels
"China" written twice in white chalk on underside of shelf and on proper right back board.
Inlays/Veneers
Mahogany veneer on front show surfaces.
Condition
Overall excellent condition.
Media Type
image/jp2
Description
China press with ogee and angled cornice surmounting top case with three adjustable shelves held in place by toothed stiles. Back of case is made of two boards and a central stile. Two glazed doors with geometric munions with central octagon. Projecting lower case with bank of three drawers, with two wide drawers flanking a square central drawer. Supported by two turned columns resting on the base of lower case. Between the two columns are two deep, narrow central drawers enclosed by a full board on either side. The boards separate the drawers from storage spaces to each side which are enclosed by two doors. Base rests on four turned legs with upper swell, centered neck and compressed ball feet. All pulls are turned cherry. Front show surfaces all veneered with mahogany. Drawer fronts are cut and veneered with chamfered edges. Bottom board of some drawers retain choppy, cut surfaces.
Physical Location
Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Provenance
Purchased by the current owners at auction on November 11 or 12th of 2001. Originally from the estate of Dr. James A. Ussery of Courtland, Alabama. A Courtland pamphlet said that Mrs. Ussery was a descendant of John M. Swoope.
Ownership
Private Collection
Date Surveyed
2014-07-14
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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