1957.1099 Desk, view 1
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Desk (Fall-front desk)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Place of Origin:

    Washington, Tennessee, South, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1808

  • Materials:

    Walnut; Tulip poplar; Brass

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.1099


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Object Number

1957.1099

Object Name

Desk (Fall-front desk)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Washington, Tennessee, South, United States, North America

Date

1808

Materials

Walnut; Tulip poplar; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

47.5 (H) , 43 (W) , 20.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

120.65 (H) , 109.22 (W) , 51.435 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at feet, OD at feet, D (fall front) 15 in.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Beasley, Ellen. 10//1971 The Tennessee Cabinetmakers and Chairmakers Through 1840. Antiques. 100 (4): 612-621.

[Book] Hurst, Ronald L. & Prown, Jonathan. 1997 Southern Furniture, 1680-1830: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection.

[Article] McPherson, Anne S. 1997 Adaption and Reinterpretation: The Transfer of Furniture Styles from Philadelphia to Winchester to Tennessee. American Furniture.

[Article] McPherson, Anne S. 2015 Fans, Fish, and Tassels. Antiques and Fine Art. 200-207.
Published: Figure 1, p. 200
[Book] White, Betsy K. 2006 Great Road Style: The Decorative Arts Legacy of Southwest Virginia & Northeast Tennessee.

[Book] Williams, Derita Coleman & Harsh, Nathan. 1988 The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture and its Makers Through 1850.