Description
The dresser was purchased by my mother and father while we lived in Philadelphia in 1950. My father was an executive with General Motors and my mother collected antiques that filled our home.
Category
Furniture
Medium
Maple
Distinguishing marks
Bow front and bow end
Condition
Excellent
Size and dimensions of this item
50 inches wide by 60 inches tall
Date Period
1840
History
Dresser belonged to my mother. She purchased it in Philadelphia in 1950.
eBay Auction Link
Price Paid (If known)
Inherited
For Sale?
No
Dressers of this type are
Dressers of this type are in what's called the "Federal Revival" style. Federal Revival pieces are reproductions of the original American Federal furniture originally produced from 1780-1820 based on the work of English designers Thomas Sheraton and George Hepplewhite. The Federal
Revival style became popular after the first Centennial of the American Revolution in 1876. At that time interest and demand for original Colonial & Federal furnishings was so great it outstripped supply.
This caused large manufacturers to begin production of pieces in the Colonial and Federal styles from the Jacobean to Duncan Phyfe.
The style reached it's peak of popularity during the mid 1920's, but pieces of this type remained in production through the early 1940's. values for them are generally under $500.00.
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