Dressing Bureau; Chest of Drawers
Maker
Attributed to Edward Holmes and Simeon Haines
(American, 1825 - 1829)
Date1825-1829
MediumMahogany, yellow-poplar, Spanish cedar, eastern white pine, glass, brass, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 69 x 37 x 23 3/4in. (175.3 x 94 x 60.3cm)
ClassificationsFURNISHINGS
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Terms
Object number60.271
DescriptionGold stencilling around drawer and mirror; paw feet; acanthus carved lyre-shapped supports for mirror. Paper label inside top drawer.On View
On viewCollections
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Label TextThis bureau presents typical Empire motifs: massive, architectural proportions; carved, hairy paw feet; gilded decoration; and a richly grained, veneered surface. Here, the painted decoration is limited to linear borders filled with floral and foliate motifs on the drawers and mirror. This ornamentation was probably stenciled or executed with a roller or stamp to create an outline, which was later completed with gold leaf. This type of decoration simulates cut-brass inlay featured on French and English furniture of the early nineteenth century.
Paper label inside drawer.
