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Item
Dressing chest
CIS Survey ID
CIS-2012-1179
Other Name
Chest of drawers
Object Type
Furniture
Date Created
1850 - 1870
Size
77.75" " x 45" x 22.5"
Material
Mahogany; mahogany veneer; marble; tiger maple veneer; likely red cedar
Marks/Inscription/Labels
Pencil markings on interior drawers of top drawer (V9, V10, V11, V12).
Accessories/Hardware
Three replaced wooden knobs.
Inlays/Veneers
Three large bottom drawer fronts are mahogany veneered. Drawers inside top drawer are tiger maple veneered.
Condition
Overall fair condition. Pieces of applied carving missing. Marble top is cracked.
Media Type
image/jp2
Description
Marble-top dresser with mahogany veneered looking glass and frame with carved and pierced mahogany foliate and floral motifs. Top drawer opens and front folds down to produce a writing surface covered with black leather and stamped and gilded decoration around edge and thin border about an inch from edge. Behind writing surface is storage space with two small drawers stacked on either end and three thin pigeon holes toward center of either set of drawers. Central space near back is left open with decorative column-like brackets behind which is some metal which may have been added later. Fronts of drawers and bracket decoration veneered with tiger maple. Sides of top drawer next to writing surface are four short, turned balusters supported by frame of drawer side. Second drawer from top has a divider, All four drawers have applied mahogany carving with a central cabochon/boss with a curved foliate motif with molding to either side producing field mimicking a panel, and on the extremes of each drawer are matching curled foliate design. On front corners of case are applied mahogany carving scrolls with leaves underneath. Mostly solid base with applied central cabochon and mirrored foliate design on either side.
Physical Location
Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Ownership
Private Collection
Date Surveyed
2012-07-31
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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