Sideboard
c. 1855
Joseph Alexis Bailly
Joseph Alexis Bailly (American, 1825–1883)
Decorative Art and Design
Sideboard, c. 1855. Attributed to Joseph Alexis Bailly (American, 1825–1883). Walnut; overall: 290.4 x 211.4 x 69.4 cm (114 5/16 x 83 1/4 x 27 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1985.72 Luscious fruit, wild animals, and Native American figures are masterfully carved into this walnut sideboard. These decorative adornments were created for a distinctively American taste and would have symbolized abundance and wealth to visitors who encountered it within a grand dining room.
- Maker/Artist
- Bailly, Joseph Alexis
- Classification
- Furniture and woodwork
- Formatted Medium
- walnut
- Medium
- walnut
- Dimensions
- Overall: 290.4 x 211.4 x 69.4 cm (114 5/16 x 83 1/4 x 27 5/16 in.)
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1985.72
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- The Year in Review for 1985, No legacy exhibitions.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 207 American Realism
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