Dressing Table and Chair
Attributed to
R.J. Horner & Company
(American, 1886 - 1915)
Datec. 1890
MediumBird's-eye maple, hard maple, yellow-poplar, caning, glass
DimensionsOverall (Chair): 36 1/4 × 17 3/4 × 17 3/4in. (92.1 × 45.1 × 45.1cm)
Overall (Dressing Table): 58 1/2 × 42 1/2 × 20 1/2in. (148.6 × 108 × 52.1cm)
Overall (Dressing Table): 58 1/2 × 42 1/2 × 20 1/2in. (148.6 × 108 × 52.1cm)
ClassificationsFURNISHINGS
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Terms
Object number94.13.1-2
DescriptionChair with faux bamboo turnings and cane seat. Front stretcher ornament with spindles. Chair back features spindles in upper right and lower left corners and a diagonal row of turned circles from upper left to lower right.Dressing table with mirror and three drawers, one larger over two smaller. Table ornamented with faux bamboo trim and spindles. Spindle gallery with shelves on either side of mirror, 3/4 around back corners. Spindle turnings also ornament the stretcher and between two drawers on front of table. T-shaped drawer pulls.
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Label TextAfter the opening of Japan to foreign trade in 1854, the flow of Japanese goods into the United States created intense interest in Asian taste and products. American furniture makers responded by adapting Japanese designs and motifs to their own product lines. To create faux bamboo case pieces, American firms used maple, turned and stained to look like bamboo. In addition to the bamboo motif, the back of this chair had two other design elements associated with Japanese taste-the brackets and a diagonal splat with circular elements. Most surviving faux bamboo furniture consists of forms that were preferred for bedchambers.
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