Illus. 37.—Bureau and Dressing-glass, 1795.
The bureaus in Illustration [34] and Illustration [37] are in the Hepplewhite style. The bureau and dressing-glass in Illustration [38] are distinctly Sheraton, of the best style. They are owned by Dwight Blaney, Esq., of Boston, and were probably made about 1810. The carving upon the bureau legs and upon the corners and side supports to the dressing-glass is finely executed. The handles to the drawers are brass knobs.
A bureau of the same date is shown in Illustration [39]. It was owned originally by William F. Lane, Esq., of Boston. Mr. Lane had several children, for whom he had miniature pieces of furniture made, the little sofa in Illustration [228] being one. The small bureau upon the top of the large one was part of a bedroom set, which included a tiny four-post bedstead.
Illus. 38.—Bureau and Dressing-glass, about 1810.
This miniature furniture was of mahogany like the large pieces. The handles upon the large bureau are not original. They should be rosette and ring, or knobs similar to those upon the small bureau. The bureaus are now owned by a daughter of Mr. Lane, Mrs. Thomas H. Gage of Worcester.
