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Item
Wash stand
CIS Survey ID
CIS-2011-0194
Object Type
Furniture
Date Created
1860 - 1870
Place of Manufacture
Louisiana
Size
31" x 36.25" x 18.5"
Material
Mahogany or rosewood; marble; poplar
Marks/Inscription/Labels
"4" in pencil on back of drawer and "A" on proper left.
Accessories/Hardware
Original lock and hook on cabinet doors and the drawer retains its original lock.
Inlays/Veneers
Piece is mahogany or rosewood-veneered.
Condition
Overall good condition.
Media Type
image/jp2
Description
Marble top wash stand with drawer. Two front stiles extend from the feet to the marble top. The back is two pieces of wood that are dadoed into a thick central stile. The sides are boards of wood that rest on the bottom rails. The base is three rails that are mitered in the corners and glueblocked. Glue blocks support a board that is the bottom of the case and is set into a rabbet and the three rails. The top is a paneled board whose rails are secured to the back and rest on the top of the two front stiles. The drawer support consists of a blade that is dadoed into the two front stiles and side rails are mortised and tenoned into the blade. A back rail is secured between the two. Drawer guides are tacked into either side onto the two side rails. An interior fitting divides the cabinet roughly in half and is set in to the base and rests around the drawer blade and back rail. It is nailed with a thin piece of wood stretching from front to back. The divide has a shelf which is set into the divider and the front and rear stiles. The doors are paneled and curved and rest on their original brass hinges. A marble top and back splash rests on the case. The decoration is carved and tacked onto the exterior of the case. An applied piece of molding is on the proper right door to cover the join. The whole piece is covered in veneer. The original lock and hook survive on the doors and the original lock on the drawer. The drawer is half blind dovetailed on the front, dovetailed on the back with the baseboard dadoed in.
Physical Location
Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Ownership
Butler Greenwood
Date Surveyed
2011-07-15
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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