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BUREAU

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

Top plain cherry, covered with glass. Two shallow drawers at top, then one deep drawer. Below, set back, are three equal sized drawers. At sides, turned pilasters in lighter wood, on casters. Drawer fronts in birdseye maple edged with a band of cherry. Oval brass pulls with American eagles.

Object name:
BUREAU
Made from:
Wood
Made in:
USA
Date made:
19th c.
Size:
H. 45 1/4 × W. 48 1/8 × D. 20 1/2 in. (114.9 × 122.2 × 52.1 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
33.161
Class:
FURNITURE
Signature marks:
LABEL: [at back]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973