Legacy Homeware
Menu
Mahogany Renaissance Revival cabinet with carved crest, columns and a central bronze medallion
Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 (AIC public domain). View source

Victorian (Queen Anne, Eastlake) · Cabinet Doors & Fronts

George Croome Renaissance Revival Cabinet, Boston (1875–77)

A mahogany cabinet by Boston maker George Croome from the mid-1870s, with a carved crest, columns and a single center door with a bronze medallion.

Renaissance Revival furniture was the formal style of choice in American parlors after the Civil War. Croome's cabinet uses its typical elements: a broken crest, columns framing the door, raised panels outlined with moulding and a bronze medallion as a focal point. Mahogany, rosewood and maple are used for contrast. As a reference for modern work, it shows how a single cabinet door can become a feature with framing pilasters and a central ornament, an approach that works for a bar cabinet or a hall console.

Have this made · Signature tier

Mahogany frame with CNC-carved crest and pilasters, applied mouldings and a cast or CNC-carved medallion.

A custom version typically runs $75–$125 per sq ft, shipped finished.

Style
Victorian (Queen Anne, Eastlake)
Element
Cabinet Doors & Fronts
Date
1875–77
Maker or designer
George Croome (American, 1807–1879) Boston
Materials
Mahogany, rosewood, maple, pine, and bronze
Dimensions
140 × 124.8 × 48.3 cm (55 1/8 × 49 1/8 × 19 in.)
Source
Art Institute of Chicago

More Victorian (Queen Anne, Eastlake) cabinet doors & fronts · all Victorian (Queen Anne, Eastlake) · all cabinet doors & fronts