GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The gentle swelling of the drawers and the serpentine design, contrasting bands of veneer around the perimeter of the drawers, and delicate hardware suggest the maker of this chest was familiar with the fashions of the day, including contemporary London furniture. Unlike the exuberance of earlier rococo designs, veneers, often displaying geometric patterns and classical architectural motifs, prevailed in furniture designs of the late 18th and early 19th century, foreshadowing the overt references to ancient Greek and Roman design that would follow in the first decades of the 19th century.
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Kevin W. Tucker, DMA unpublished material, Label text (1985.B.39), 2006.
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19th century: Horace Porter, Manchester, New Hampshire
Until 1959: Israel Sack, Inc., New York, New York
1959-1985: The Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee Collection, Houston, Texas
From 1985: Collection of the Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee
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The main source for this provenance is Charles L. Venable, American Furniture in the Bybee Collection, (Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, published in association with the Dallas Museum of Art, 1989), 81-82.
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General Description
The gentle swelling of the drawers and the serpentine design, contrasting bands of veneer around the perimeter of the drawers, and delicate hardware suggest the maker of this chest was familiar with the fashions of the day, including contemporary London furniture. Unlike the exuberance of earlier rococo designs, veneers, often displaying geometric patterns and classical architectural motifs, prevailed in furniture designs of the late 18th and early 19th century, foreshadowing the overt references to ancient Greek and Roman design that would follow in the first decades of the 19th century.
Excerpt from
Kevin W. Tucker, DMA unpublished material, Label text (1985.B.39), 2006.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
- provenance form in TMS changed to comply with Guidelines and Procedures for Provenance Display
- Venable catalogue essay added to TMS as a text entry
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
19th century: Horace Porter, Manchester, New Hampshire
Until 1959: Israel Sack, Inc., New York, New York
1959-1985: The Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee Collection, Houston, Texas
From 1985: Collection of the Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is Charles L. Venable, American Furniture in the Bybee Collection, (Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, published in association with the Dallas Museum of Art, 1989), 81-82.
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