Wesley Bishop Tarr
Étagère
1834-1844
Physical Qualities
Wood, black paint, gilt stenciled decoration, brass, 66 3/4 x 22 x 14 3/8 in. (169.5 x 55.9 x 36.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean Chisholm Lindsey, Laurel, Mississippi
Object Number
1994.166
Wesley Tarr signed the underside of a drawer in this étagère, a series of open shelves on which small treasured objects might be displayed. According to city directories, Tarr was a Baltimore cabinetmaker who lived or worked at numerous addresses between 1840 and 1856.
Inscribed: On underside of drawer, signed in script, (pencil), 'Wesley Tarr'.
