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Source Description
This monumental sideboard represents a style of furniture that was popular from the 1850s until around 1870, after the exhibition of a similar piece at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. The sideboard was part of a dining-room suite that William T. Walters commissioned through a local furniture maker, likely around the time of his purchase of a large townhouse in Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore in 1857. The carving of the dead game animals is characteristic of the work of German artisans active in this country.
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Document identity
localId
20727
label
High Sideboard with Hunting Trophies
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obj
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Source metadata
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20727
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
High Sideboard with Hunting Trophies
description
This monumental sideboard represents a style of furniture that was popular from the 1850s until around 1870, after the exhibition of a similar piece at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. The sideboard was part of a dining-room suite that William T. Walters commissioned through a local furniture maker, likely around the time of his purchase of a large townhouse in Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore in 1857. The carving of the dead game animals is characteristic of the work of German artisans active in this country.
provenance
Acquired by William T. Walters, Baltimore, likely 1850s; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931; acquired by Haussner Collection, Baltimore; Walters Art Museum, 1997, by gift.
date
ca. 1855-1870
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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sideboards
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
295.9
height
221
depth
93.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 116 1/2 × W: 87 × D: 36 3/4 in. (295.91 × 220.98 × 93.35 cm)
Source extras
med
oak and other woods with marble
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6184
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EAN
TAF
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3300
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