Object Number 1959.2114

Object Name

Desk (Desk on frame)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin is southeastern New England, Rhode Island or Eastern Connecticut.

Date

1725-1750

Materials

Maple, soft; Pine, white; Chestnut; Pine, yellow; Beech; Iron; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

36.125 (H) , 26 (W) , 13 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

91.758 (H) , 66.04 (W) , 33.02 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD at frame and feet. H (writing surface) 28.375 in. (72.1 cm); H (case) 23.25 in. (59.1 cm); H (frame) 13.6875 in. (39.8 cm); W (case) 24 in. (61.0 cm); D (case) 11.75 in. (29.8 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 197, pp. 413-14.
[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 216.
[Electronic] Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF1436