Bookcase, 1835–50, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Mahogany, pine, 91 1/4 x 49 x 27 3/8 in. ( x

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Bookcase, 1835–50, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Mahogany, pine, 91 1/4 x 49 x 27 3/8 in. ( x x cm), Furniture, The overlay of Gothic tracery, trefoils, and cluster columns on this otherwise classical bookcase reveals the emerging interest in the Gothic Revival style in New York beginning in the mid-1830s. The lower section, with its scroll support, door arrangement, and ogee-molded drawer, follows the design of a sideboard illustrated in the New York cabinetmaker Joseph Meeks’s broadside advertisement of 1833

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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