Cabinet
Item
Title
Cabinet
Creator
H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Company
Date
1901-1910 (ca.)
Dimensions
26 7/8 x 14 x 13 inches
Medium
Oak
Object No.
1995.53
Credit line
Anonymous Gift
Marks
Paper label on base
Description
This cabinet (previously cataloged as a nightstand) is amongst the only pieces of non-Stickley furniture we can document in the Log House. Because of the delicate proportions and small size–especially in contrast to the more massive Somno–it has long been presumed to have been a woman's nightstand, possibly even Eda Stickley's. If it ever served as a nightstand, we would expect to find it listed in one of the bedrooms in the 1917 inventory, but as there is nothing in the bedrooms that matches this form, it is unlikely that this was used in that capacity. Instead, we find listed in the inventory a "small cabinet" in the upstairs hall, an entry that likely refers to this form.
The H. T. Cushman manufacturing company was founded in North Bennington, Vermont in 1892 and by 1901 began making mission-style furniture. This was, like the Arts and Crafts movement, rather short-lived and by the 1920s, the firm was producing Colonial Revival goods.
The H. T. Cushman manufacturing company was founded in North Bennington, Vermont in 1892 and by 1901 began making mission-style furniture. This was, like the Arts and Crafts movement, rather short-lived and by the 1920s, the firm was producing Colonial Revival goods.
Provenance
Gustav Stickley; sold with the contents of Craftsman Farms in 1917 to George and Sylvia Farny; by descent to Cyril Farny; private collection (by sale); anonymous gift to The Craftsman Farms Foundation.