Sideboard, Designed by Sydney R. Burleigh, 1885-1895
THF156362 / Sideboard, Designed by Sydney R. Burleigh, 1885-1895
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Artifact Overview
Artist Sydney Burleigh, a leading member of the Arts and Crafts movement in Rhode Island, created this remarkably elegant sideboard in the late 1800s. Its simple lines, flush surfaces, painted panels, and handcrafted construction contrasted with the overly ornate and machine-made furniture of the period. Burleigh used this sideboard in his Providence, Rhode Island, studio.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Sideboard (Furniture)
Date Made
1885-1895
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by Sydney R. Burleigh in his Fleur-de-Lys Studio in Providence, Rhode Island.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Fully Furnished
Object ID
74.20.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David Aldrich.
Material
Mahogany (Wood)
Brass (Alloy)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 56.063 in
Width: 48.75 in
Length: 16.063 in
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Related Content
SetAmerican Arts and Crafts Movement
- 22 Artifacts
The Arts and Crafts movement emerged in the 1860s and 1870s in England, then the most industrialized country in the world. Theorists and designers promoted a return to an idealized past where artists and craftsmen collaborated to create beautiful and useful objects. Many of the movement's ideas spread to the United States by 1900. Here is a representative group of objects from our collection, featuring high-end to mass-market examples.