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Sideboard
1815–20
Object Place: Eastern Mass., Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Mahogany, mahogany veneer, pine; brass pulls and castors
Dimensions
Overall: 131.1 x 186.7 x 71.1 cm (51 5/8 x 73 1/2 x 28 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Barbara Boylston Bean
Accession Number1976.652
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Case furniture and boxes
DescriptionSix legged sideboard with deep lower section with four doors enclosing shelves, drawers surmounting cupboard section, and recessed upper section with drawers flanking central coved section. Splashboard applied at upper rear of back, has scrolled sides. Legs carved and star-punched at top, reeded through body and reeded and tapered below body, terminating in flattened rings with castors. Drawers have lions head pulls, not original. Outer edge of doors and drawers beaded. Applied molding to doors and sides.
ProvenanceBoylston family of Boston.