Bankson & Lawson
Serpentine-front Demilune Sideboard
1789-1792
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Bankson & Lawson
Serpentine-front Demilune Sideboard
1789-1792
Physical Qualities
Mahogany, mahogany veneers, light, dark, and dyed wood inlays; tulip poplar and yellow pine secondary woods; replaced brasses, 39 7/16 x 58 5/8 x 23 5/8 in. (100.2 x 148.9 x 60 cm.)
Credit Line
Purchase with bequest funds from Christopher Weeks, Bel Air, Maryland
Object Number
2007.301
Baltimore Federal inlaid mahogany serpentine front niche sideboard with bell flower and squid shell motif decorations.
Shape of sideboard has been altered from demi-lune to square, top and brasses have been replaced. Rear legs moved and possibly reworked to accomodate square sideboard.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2007; Charlene O'Malley Antiques, Baltimore
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