Dressing case
- Published/Created:
- Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1790–1800 - Physical Description:
- 6 x 12 x 8 in.
- Materials:
- Mahogany; mirror glass
- Notes:
- Sack catalogue description: Hepplewhite mahogany vanity box, the symbol of the new Republic is proudly inlaid with an eagle, shield and flags, with stars in the corners; the escutcheon is also an inlaid eagle, fitted inlaid interior with mirror, fine mellow brown patina. Gift of the Sack Foundation to the U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 2, p. 347, pl. 866. - Variant Titles:
- Hepplewhite mahogany vanity box
- Topics:
- Decoration and ornament -- Hepplewhite style
Furniture -- United States - Period/Style:
- Federal
Hepplewhite - Culture:
- American
- Accession Number:
- 2351
- Genre:
- dressing cases (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, June 1966
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship. - Folder:
- Folder 9689 box 2 tiff_complete
- Yale Collection:
- Yale University Art Gallery
- Digital Collection:
- Israel Sack Furniture Archive
- Original Repository:
- Possibly Washington, DC: United States Department of State
- OID:
- 10983555
- PID:
- digcoll:846420
