Category

FURNITURE

Object Name

CUPBOARD

Maker/Artist

Adams, John __attributed

MESDA Craftsman ID Number

55076

Place Made

Guilford County, North Carolina

Date

1790-1810

Materials

walnut __primary ||poplar __secondary

Dimensions

[Overall Ht]90 1/2″ – Base: 38 1/2″; Top: 52″ __[Overall Wdth]Base: 53 1/2″; Top: 48″ __[Overall Depth]Base: 21″; Top: 14 3/4″

Description

Two piece cupboard; molded top; upper section has two doors with eight lights each; molding at waist; bottom section has two paneled doors, with applied lunettes in the corners; both upper and lower sections feature fluted quarter columns on either side; both sections have rectangular stringing with lunetted corners along the doors; ogee feet resting on pads with spurred returns.

Object Location

private collection

Photo Number

D-31440

File Location

NCP-7-132/NCP-22-2

History

Bought at a sale in Burlington, NC, from a lady who was in the Red Cross

Alterations-Condition

good

Joinery

Doors are mortise and tenoned; applied lunettes are screwed into the doors; side appears to create case support; no glue blocks.

Examined

June Lucas