Sideboard

Creator:: Seymour, John, 1738-1818 (school of)
Published/Created:: Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1790–1810
Physical Description:: 43 1/2 x 67 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.
Materials:: Mahogany; brass
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Hepplewhite mahogany serpentine-front sideboard, the recessed bow-front tambour compartment is inlaid with a drapery bellflower garland in the manner of John Seymour, the tapered legs and stiles are also inlaid with bellflower drops of graduating size; the center compartment is flanked by a row of drawers at each side retaining the original octagonal chased brass handles, mellow brown patina. School of John Seymour.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 6, p. 1577, pl. P4647.
Variant Titles:: Hepplewhite mahogany serpentine-front sideboard
Topics:: Decoration and ornament -- Hepplewhite style
Furniture -- United States
Period/Style:: Federal
Hepplewhite
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 4647
Genre:: sideboards (furniture) (AAT)
Format:: Image
Physical Object
Content Type:: Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Prints & Photographs
Rights:: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement
Access Restrictions:: Public
Source Title:: Israel Sack, Inc., Archive
Source Created:: New York, New York, United States
1957–1990
Source Note:: Sack, October 1978
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.
Folder:: Folder 10718 cab4dr3 tif
Yale Collection:: Yale University Art Gallery
Digital Collection:: Israel Sack Furniture Archive
oid pointer:: 10989295
OID:: 11977739
PID:: digcoll:1024439