Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
ca. 1837
1953.197
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Corner cupboard
Object name
Corner cupboard
Date
1875-1890
Medium
Mahogany, pine
Dimensions
Overall: 100 1/2 x 50 3/4 x 26 1/2 in. ( 255.3 x 128.9 x 67.3 cm )
Description
Mahogany corner cupboard in two sections; upper section with broken scroll pediment with carved rosettes centering a finial, corner finials, and a carved shell between scrolling foliage and fluted fan below; upper cupboard with two doors, each with double-arched window frame; lower section with gadrooning on top and bottom edges and three drawers with convex fronts over a pair of cupboard doors, each with central panel with intaglio shell surrounded by fans; carved and shaped skirt with shell at center, and bracketed ball-and-claw feet.
Credit Line
Bequest of Major Edward Gilbert Schermerhorn, in memory of his wife, Charlotte Tiedemann
Object Number
1950.298
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
