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See DAPC_2017-5012, DAPC_2017-5013, DAPC_2017-5014, DAPC_2017-5015, DAPC_2017-5019, DAPC_2017-5020, DAPC_2017-5022, DAPC_2017-5036, DAPC_2017-5040, DAPC_2017-5041, DAPC_2017-5042, DAPC_2017-5043, DAPC_2017-5044, and DAPC_2017-5048."},{"label":"Dimensions","value":"Height 19 in. (48.3 cm), Width 23.25 in. (59.1 cm), Depth of top shelf 7 in (17.8 cm), Depth of bottom shelf 8.25 in. (21 cm)"},{"label":"Description","value":"Maple hanging shelf, consisting of two rectangular shelves attached to vertical supports at the front and back. The shelves are of the same width, with the bottom shelf deeper than the top shelf. Each shelf is likely a single board; the top and bottom surfaces of each shelf are covered by figured maple veneers. Turned maple half round moldings are nailed to the overhanging front and side edges of the shelves. The moldings are decorated to resemble bamboo, with smooth columnar turnings that have regular flared and incised rings enhanced by black paint. The shelf is suspended from two small brackets attached to the top shelf, which screw onto the wall.  The front and rear vertical supports are also decorated to resemble bamboo. The rear supports run straight between the two shelves at the back corners, attaching via round mortise and tenon joints and glue, with tapering extensions above and below. These culminate in small ball finials and drops. The front supports are thinner, tapering to glued round mortise and tenon joints attaching them to the shelves, and are set back from the front edge.  Additional bamboo turnings are used decoratively on the piece. A gallery at the back of the top shelf connects the upward extensions of the rear supports with a long horizontal spindle; four small vertical spindles, evenly placed, connect the horizontal spindle to the shelf. At the center, two small vertical spindles extend above the long horizontal spindle and support a shorter, thicker horizontal turning. At the sides of the shelf, horizontal supports connect to the vertical rear corner turnings and curve downwards to the front corners. These extend below the shelf into round drops. Below the sides of the top shelf, decorative brackets of a horizontal and a vertical spindle attach to the rear supports and to the underside of the shelf.  Two inches above the bottom shelf, horizontal stretchers attach the front and rear supports along the sides, and the two rear supports along the back. The stretchers attach to the bottom shelf with five vertical spindles evenly spaced along the back. Decorative brackets below the bottom shelf extend partway along the back and sides, anchored to the lower extensions of the rear supports. Each section of the brackets consists of two horizontal spindles, attached to each other by one vertical spindle and attached to the bottom of the shelf by two vertical spindles.  The shelf is in good condition, with one visible crack in the veneer on the underside of the top shelf. The top surface of the bottom shelf has darkened patches from use."},{"label":"Date Digitized","value":"7/25/2018"},{"label":"Marks, Signatures, and Inscriptions","value":"None found"},{"label":"Basis of Materials","value":"The veneers on the piece are clearly figured maple, while the characteristics of the decorative turnings are also suggestive of maple, including the light coloration and diffuse porous structure. The brackets that attach the shelf to the wall appear to be brass. The moldings are accented by black paint and held on by nails. The shelf is hung by visible screws."},{"label":"Materials","value":"Maple; Figured maple; Brass; Nails; Screws; Paint"},{"label":"Style","value":["Eastlake"]},{"label":"Basis of Date","value":"Family history identifies this piece as part of a wedding gift in 1871."},{"label":"Date (EDTF)","value":"D:00 M:00 Y:1871"},{"label":"Basis of Origin","value":"John Vaughn worked in Boston in 1871, when the set was purchased."},{"label":"Place of Origin","value":"Boston, Massachusetts"},{"label":"Basis of Maker Attribution","value":"Rosamond Warren Gibson (1846-1934) wrote that the bedroom set, a wedding gift from her parents in 1871, was purchased from \"John Vaughn.\" The only Boston-area furniture maker or retailer working in 1871 is John J. Vaughn, who advertised primarily as an upholsterer. Vaughn was active in Boston from about 1862-about 1874. City directories identify him as an upholsterer employed by Henry A. Turner or Henry A. Turner & Co. from 1862-1867. He is listed under his own name from 1868-1869 and under John J. Vaughn & Co. from 1870-1873. In 1872 and 1873, Charles J. Blaney is listed as a partner in the firm. Some of the city directory listings for John J. Vaughn & Co. state that the company manufactured furniture as well. It is possible, however, that Vaughn only retailed the set and that it was made elsewhere; the faux bamboo treatment is commonly associated with New York City.  John J. Vaughn relocated to Haverhill, Massachusetts, sometime between 1874 and 1876. An 1877 Haverhill newspaper includes an advertisement for J. J. Vaughn, Interior and Exterior Decorator. In 1880 he is listed as a commission merchant in Haverhill."},{"label":"Maker","value":["Blaney, Charles J., upholsterer, interior decorator, and furniture retailer, active about 1872-1873","John J. Vaughn & Co., upholsterer, interior decorator, and furniture retailer, 1870-1873","Vaughn, John J., upholsterer and furniture retailer, about 1841-1898, active about 1862-about 1874"]},{"label":"Other Name","value":"Hanging shelf; Wall shelf; Bookshelf; Book shelf; Hanging bookshelf; Hanging book shelf"},{"label":"Object Type","value":["Shelf"]},{"label":"Object Use","value":"Support furniture"},{"label":"Category","value":"Furniture"},{"label":"Title","value":"Bracket shelf"},{"label":"Date Modified","value":"7/25/2018"}],"description":"Bracket shelf","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/ad459897-afc0-49b2-9175-55747c20e171/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"dapc_2017-5023-001","height":1232,"width":1500,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f79647c6-d64b-4f22-b83f-9ebce3f143bf/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f79647c6-d64b-4f22-b83f-9ebce3f143bf","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":512,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":1232,"width":1500},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/ad459897-afc0-49b2-9175-55747c20e171/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f79647c6-d64b-4f22-b83f-9ebce3f143bf/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/ad459897-afc0-49b2-9175-55747c20e171/canvas/_2","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"dapc_2017-5023-002","height":1000,"width":1500,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/23cdabd9-7059-4077-a22d-b14ecb92a731/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/23cdabd9-7059-4077-a22d-b14ecb92a731","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":1000,"width":1500},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/ad459897-afc0-49b2-9175-55747c20e171/canvas/_2","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/23cdabd9-7059-4077-a22d-b14ecb92a731/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/ad459897-afc0-49b2-9175-55747c20e171/canvas/_3","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"dapc_2017-5023-003","height":870,"width":1500,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/8bc14a62-1876-4368-ac7c-fb972cb84a00/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/8bc14a62-1876-4368-ac7c-fb972cb84a00","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":870,"width":1500},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/ad459897-afc0-49b2-9175-55747c20e171/canvas/_3","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/8bc14a62-1876-4368-ac7c-fb972cb84a00/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/f79647c6-d64b-4f22-b83f-9ebce3f143bf/full/300,300/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/logo"}