Sideboard
- Object Name:
- Sideboard
- Object ID:
- 2019.041
- Creator:
- Mellish, William E. (1799-1858) -- Cabinetmaker
- Place of Origin:
- Walpole, NH
- Date:
- circa 1820
- Description:
- Sideboard. Made by William E. Mellish (1799-1858), Walpole, NH, c. 1820. Mahogany. Raised back tier with rounded center and two small drawers at each end, above lower tier having three drawers above four doors. Six spiral-turned legs terminating in balls. Top right drawer signed in ink on bottom, "William Eaton Mellish"; same name also in pencil, above; also inscribed "Right" three times in ink.
- Material:
- Wood
Mahogany - Dimensions:
- H-43.75 W-58.5 D-23.1 inches
- Provenance:
- William Eaton Mellish (1799-1858) was born in Walpole, NH, and was a cabinetmaker like his father, Stephen Mellish (1772-1849). He moved to Dorchester/Boston by the time of his marriage to Hannah Pope in 1828. He manufactured and sold furniture in Boston until 1849, when he returned to Walpole to live until his death.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, with funds provided by Philip Zea, James and Donna-Belle Garvin, and the Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
- People:
- Mellish, William E. (1799-1858)
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