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Sideboard and Cellarette — Duncan Phyfe and Son

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Written by: Ingrid KhalilContributing Writer · Furniture & Decorative Arts
Furniture · Catalogue no. 23260
Duncan Phyfe and Son

Sideboard and Cellarette

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byCleveland Museum of Art
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This sideboard and cellarette would have graced a 19th-century room. Notice the keyholes on the drawers of both pieces. Expensive silver utensils were stored in the sideboard and wine was kept under lock and key in the cellarette.

Artist / MakerDuncan Phyfe and Son
Datec. 1840
Culture / OriginAmerica, New York
Mediumchiefly rosewood veneer with pine and poplar secondary woods
DepartmentDecorative Art and Design
TypeFurniture and woodwork
About the Artist

Duncan Phyfe and Son (American, 1768–1854) Full biography →

Provenance & Source

Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.

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