Sideboard Table, Attributed to Thomas Seymour, 1805–10
Sideboard Table, 1805–10, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Primary: mahogany,mahogany and curly maple veneers, birch, holly (arch inlay) Causurina (she-oak) all light wood veneers and inlay, Sabicu (side veneer): secondary: soft maple (sides and sub-top), white pine (tops to end sections, backboard, drawer bottoms) cherry (drawer sides and back)., 41 7/8 x 73 x 26 3/16 in. ( x x cm), Furniture, Attributed to Thomas Seymour (1771–1848), The form of this sideboard does not follow any published designs exactly, but the general shape has many English precedents. A variety of techniques were employed for decorative impact. Of them, the most striking is the veneering of the tambour doors with alternating strips of light and dark woods--a pattern associated with desks and sideboards from the Seymour shop
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