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Item
Dressing bureau
CIS Survey ID
CIS-2014-0099
Object Type
Furniture
Date Created
1840 - 1860
Place of Manufacture
United States
Size
77" x 44.25" x 20"
Material
Mahogany veneer; pine; poplar; glass; iron
Marks/Inscription/Labels
Carpenter marks on undersides of all drawers. Additional inscription on proper right top small drawer is not fully deciphered, but may read as follows: "(Proper right SIDE) ____ Church Hill_____ (BACK) D (or H)illrl (or bil) Jenkins".
Accessories/Hardware
Likely brass locks.
Inlays/Veneers
Mahogany veneer.
Condition
Overall fair condition. Losses to veneer, bottom drawer lacking pulls and presently inoperable. Marble cracked. Screw in front of top middle small drawer where no pull was originally.
Media Type
image/jp2
Description
Dressing bureau with tombstone form mirror in carved frame suspended by two scrolling, foliate arms. These insert through a bank of three small drawers, the side drawers having convex fronts. The center drawer has no pull, but does have a locking mechanism. These rise set back on a poplar board that has a slab of marble on the front, visible portion. The lower case is constructed with mahogany sides and four mahogany veneered drawer fronts. The veneer of the drawer fronts is in four pieces cut from the same portion of wood, creating a double bookmatched effect. The inner side of the drawer front is also ornamented with bookmatched figured mahogany veneer. Except for the top drawer, which was meant to look like a decorative curve, the drawers retain turned wooden knobs. The case rises on saw cut ogee bracket feet that continue into a scalloped apron around front and sides. Inner part of back feet are simple angled boards.
Physical Location
Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Ownership
Private Collection
Date Surveyed
2014-07-28
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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