Sideboard
1825–35
Medium
Mahogany, mahogany veneer, poplar, and eastern white pine
Dimensions
124.5 × 186.4 × 59.7 cm (49 × 73 3/8 × 23 3/4 in.)
Classification
case furniture
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
46365
Art Historical Context
This elegant sideboard, crafted between 1825 and 183 by an unknown artisan, exemplifies the refined case furniture of early 19th-century America. Housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Arts the Americas department, it an impressive 124. × 186.4 59.7 cm making it a substantial centerpiece for a prosperous dining room. Sideboards like this were essential in affluent households, designed to store fine china, silver, and linens while providing a grand serving surface for entertaining guests during the nation's expanding social scene. Constructed from luxurious mahogany with mahogany veneer over...