Sideboard (for Robert R. Blacker Residence, Pasadena, California) (Primary Title)
Charles Sumner Greene, American, 1868 - 1957 (Artist)
Henry Mather Greene, American, 1870 - 1954 (Artist)
Hall Manufacturing Company, American (Pasadena, California), 1906 - 1922 (Manufacturer)
From 1907 to 1909 architects Charles and Henry Greene created bungalows for wealthy clients on the West Coast. The first house they finished during this period in Pasadena, California, was for Robert R. Blacker, a retired lumberman. The Blacker house was the largest and most splendid commission the Greenes designed; it reflected their interest in Japanese art, seen in the overhanging timber construction, lanterns, and refined furniture. This sideboard, created for the dining room, is one of their design masterpieces because of its scale; finely carved mahogany; and the ebony, copper, pewter, and mother-of-pearl details. Flanking the sideboard are a pair of chairs and wall lights also made for the Blacker dining room.
Sydney and Frances Lewis Endowment Fund
©artist or artist’s estate
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