Sideboard
Possibly Julius Barnard, possibly Hanover, New Hampshire, American, 1769 - after 1812
about 1800
Mahogany and birch veneers on white pine and spruce
Overall: 40 × 74 × 27 1/2 in. (101.6 × 188 × 69.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Philip H. Chase, Class of 1907
F.980.64
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Furniture: Storage
Research Area
Decorative Arts
On view
Label
If you look closely at the light-colored wood inlay on the front of this sideboard, you will discover small bellflowers on the vertical supports between the drawers. These floral details brought the natural world into the owner’s home and became popular design elements on Connecticut River Valley furniture.
This sideboard was likely constructed locally by Julius Barnard. Barnard operated a cabinetmaking shop in Hanover in 1801 before moving to Windsor, Vermont, where he worked from 1802 to 1809 until relocating again to Montreal. This elegant piece of dining-room furniture belonged to Mills Olcott (1774–1845), who was treasurer of Dartmouth College from 1816 to 1822.
From the 2024 exhibition Beyond the Bouquet: Arranging Flowers in American Art, curated by Michael Hartman, Jonathan Little Cohen Associate Curator of American Art
Exhibition History
American Art at Dartmouth: Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art, Churchill P. Lathrop Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 9-December 9, 2007.
American Decorative Arts at Dartmouth, Hopkin Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 10-March 1, 1981.
Beyond the Bouquet: Arranging Flowers in American Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, December 18, 2024 - late 2025.
Israel Sack Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 1, 1987-June 22, 1997.
Israel Sack Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 18, 2014-July 12, 2015.
Israel Sack Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 16, 1997-May 8, 2007.
Publication History
Margaret J. Moody, American Decorative Arts at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire: The Trustees of Dartmouth College, 1981, page 23.
Margaret J. Moody, "American furniture at Dartmouth College", The Magazine ANTIQUES: New York, August 1981, pp. 326-333, ill. pl. III.
Shelby Grantham, Rich and Tasty Cabinetwork, Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, Hanover, New Hampshire: Trustees of Dartmouth College, March 1981, p. 33.
Barbara J. MacAdam, American Art at Dartmouth: Highlights from the Hood Muesum of Art, Hanover: Trustees of Dartmouth College, 2007, p. 217, no. 190.
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Mills Olcott (1774-1845), of Hanover, New Hamphsire; Philip Hartley Chase (1886-1977), Class of 1901; bequeathed to present collection, 1980.
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