Stand
Original OwnerOriginally owned by the
Burnham family
American
Furniture MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1805-1820
MediumCherry and birch wood, iron
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth of top): 27 3/4 x 19 1/4 x 15 3/4in. (70.5 x 48.9 x 40cm)
Component (maximum width between two feet): 20 1/4in. (51.4cm)
Component (maximum width between two feet): 20 1/4in. (51.4cm)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
DescriptionCherry stand in the Federal, or early neoclassical, style. The stand has a rectangular top with canted corners, a baluster-shaped pedestal over a cylindrical base, and three arched legs and feet. The baluster-shaped pedestal consists of a cylindrical top with two recessed bands, over a more deeply recessed band, over the baluster with a ring near the top, over a recessed band with a flared top edge, over the cylindrical base. The stand has an overall red finish.
Condition: The top has an uneven finish, and a large dark circle on the top surface. The lower legs and feet are lightly scratched and worn.
Design and Construction Details: The top is made from a single board that is screwed to a rectangular cleat from below. The underside of the top has a wide area of shallow canting at the edges. The pedestal is screwed into the cleat. Each leg is dovetailed to the base of the pedestal. A round, iron plate with a hole in the center is screwed to the underside of the pedestal where the legs join the base.
Condition: The top has an uneven finish, and a large dark circle on the top surface. The lower legs and feet are lightly scratched and worn.
Design and Construction Details: The top is made from a single board that is screwed to a rectangular cleat from below. The underside of the top has a wide area of shallow canting at the edges. The pedestal is screwed into the cleat. Each leg is dovetailed to the base of the pedestal. A round, iron plate with a hole in the center is screwed to the underside of the pedestal where the legs join the base.
Object number1945.1.1037
InscribedThe number "CHS/ 1037" is impressed into the underside of the cleat. There is a small, rectangular, white paper label with a red border and canted corners adhered to the underside of the cleat: "311.21/Seymour" is hand-written in black ink on the label.Subject Terms
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