Object Number 1951.0031

Object Name

Desk and bookcase

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Samuel Prince (Maker)-1778

Place of Origin

New York, New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1770-1775

Materials

Mahogany; Tulip poplar; Pine, white; Brass; Glass

Dimensions (inches)

46.75 (W) , 25.625 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

118.745 (W) , 65.088 (D)

Measurement Notes

OH is unavailable. OW and OD are at the knees.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies.
• Published: fig. 19.
[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 224.
[Article] Butler, Joseph T. 1980 Dutch and English Influences on Pre-Revolutionary New York Furniture. Art and Antiques Magazine. (May)
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[Book] McClinton, Katherine Morrison. 1972 An Outline of Period Furniture. 278.
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[Book] Snyder, John J. 1977 American Chippendale Furniture.
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[Book] Madigan, Mary Jean & Colgan, Susan. 1983 Early American furniture from settlement to city: aspects from form, style, and regional designs from 1620-1830.
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