Rectangular Sideboards Photos

In the 19thC as sideboards evolved into several shapes, one of which incorporated storage doors on left & right ends of a rectangular cabinet with a different unit in between: display niche, drawers or different middle doors. However, it was elaborate decoration which marked this sideboard category with pillars, marquetry, in styles such as neo-Classical, Gothic, other revival style. This style also evolved multi-leveled upper surfaces.

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Federal style sideboard in dining room at Lindenwald. Kinderhook, NY.Empire style sideboard in dining room at Lindenwald. Kinderhook, NY.Family portraits over Empire-style sideboard with knife boxes & urns in dining room at Hill-Stead Museum. Farmington, CT.Sideboard by William Alexander of Pittsburgh, PA at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.
Federal style sideboard (1790-1800) in dining room at Lindenwald. Kinderhook, NY.Empire style sideboard (1815-25) in dining room at Lindenwald. Kinderhook, NY.Family portraits over Empire-style sideboard (c1820) with knife boxes & urns in dining room at Hill-Stead Museum. Farmington, CT.Sideboard (c1840) by William Alexander of Pittsburgh, PA at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.
Parlor cabinet by Herter Brothers Decorating Co. of Brooklyn, NY at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.Sideboard with marquetry by Herter Brothers of New York below Botanical paintings by Elizabeth Boott Duveneck at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Sideboard by Herter Brothers with armchair by A.H. Davenport & Co. at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Sideboard by Herter Brothers of New York City at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.
Parlor cabinet (1871) by Herter Brothers Decorating Co. of Brooklyn, NY at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.Sideboard with marquetry (c1872) by Herter Brothers of New York below Botanical paintings (1882) by Elizabeth Boott Duveneck at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Sideboard (1876-80) by Herter Brothers with armchair (c1885) by A.H. Davenport & Co. at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Sideboard (c1880) by Herter Brothers of New York City at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.
Étagère by Bancroft & Dyer Furniture Co. of Boston, MA at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.Breakfast room sideboard in Eastlake style at Haas-Lilienthal House. San Francisco, CA.Dining room sideboard used for display & storage at El Dorado County Historical Museum. Placerville, CA.Sideboard at Orchard House at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site. Colorado Springs, CO.
Étagère (c1885) by Bancroft & Dyer Furniture Co. of Boston, MA at Currier Museum of Art. Manchester, NH.Breakfast room sideboard in Eastlake style at Haas-Lilienthal House. San Francisco, CA.Dining room sideboard used for display & storage at El Dorado County Historical Museum. Placerville, CA.Sideboard at Orchard House at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site. Colorado Springs, CO.
Dining room sideboard at Isham-Terry House Museum. Hartford, CT.Sideboard at Pearse Museum. Dublin, Ireland.Dining room sideboard at Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Indianapolis, IN.Sideboard in kitchen of Eisenhower family house. Abilene, KS.
Dining room sideboard at Isham-Terry House Museum. Hartford, CT.Sideboard at Pearse Museum. Dublin, Ireland.Dining room sideboard at Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Indianapolis, IN.Sideboard in kitchen of Eisenhower family house. Abilene, KS.
Dining room sideboard at John F. Kennedy NHS. Boston, MA.Samuel McIntire built sideboard at Peirce-Nichols House. Salem, MA.Samuel McIntire carved eagle on sideboard at Peirce-Nichols House. Salem, MA.Sideboard in James J. Hill House. St. Paul, MN.
Dining room sideboard at John F. Kennedy NHS. Boston, MA.Samuel McIntire built sideboard at Peirce-Nichols House. Salem, MA.Samuel McIntire carved eagle on sideboard at Peirce-Nichols House. Salem, MA.Sideboard in James J. Hill House. St. Paul, MN.
Sideboard at John Wornall House Museum. Kansas City, MO.Sideboard with clock & fans at General Daniel Bissell House. St. Louis, MO.Sideboard in dining room at General Daniel Bissell House. St. Louis, MO.Sideboard at Beauvoir. Biloxi, MS.
Sideboard at John Wornall House Museum. Kansas City, MO.Sideboard with clock & fans at General Daniel Bissell House. St. Louis, MO.Sideboard in dining room at General Daniel Bissell House. St. Louis, MO.Sideboard at Beauvoir. Biloxi, MS.
Sideboards & wallpaper of dining room at Lindenwald. Kinderhook, NY.Federal & Empire style sideboards with period wallpaper in dining room at Lindenwald. Kinderhook, NY.Sideboard in dining room at Vanderbilt Mansion. Centerport, NY.Sideboard in dining room at Wright's Hawthorn Hill. Dayton, OH.
Sideboards & wallpaper of dining room at Lindenwald. Kinderhook, NY.Federal & Empire style sideboards with period wallpaper in dining room at Lindenwald. Kinderhook, NY.Sideboard in dining room at Vanderbilt Mansion. Centerport, NY.Sideboard in dining room at Wright's Hawthorn Hill. Dayton, OH.
Gothic-style sideboard in dining room at Hayes Presidential Home. Fremont, OH.Sideboard in dining room at Hayes Presidential Home. Fremont, OH.French mahogany sideboard with ormolu trim & semi-precious stones at Hower House. Akron, OH.Sideboard at Stowe House. Cincinnati, OH.
Gothic-style sideboard in dining room at Hayes Presidential Home. Fremont, OH.Sideboard in dining room at Hayes Presidential Home. Fremont, OH.French mahogany sideboard with ormolu trim & semi-precious stones at Hower House. Akron, OH.Sideboard at Stowe House. Cincinnati, OH.
Sideboard at Stowe House. Cincinnati, OH.Sideboard of Mathews House Museum. Zanesville, OH.Sideboard in dining room at Chambers House Museum. Beaumont, TX.Sideboard in settlers' cabin at West Virginia State Museum. Charleston, WV.
Sideboard at Stowe House. Cincinnati, OH.Sideboard of Mathews House Museum. Zanesville, OH.Sideboard in dining room at Chambers House Museum. Beaumont, TX.Sideboard in settlers' cabin at West Virginia State Museum. Charleston, WV.

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