Object Number 1960.1134

Object Name

Desk and bookcase

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Welch (Carver)

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1743-1748

Materials

Mahogany; Sabicu; Pine, white; Cedar, red; Ash; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

97.25 (H) , 42.875 (W) , 23.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

247.015 (H) , 108.903 (W) , 59.69 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are of feet. H (case) 94 in.; H (writing surface) 30.75 in. (78.0 cm); W (cornice) 42.625 in. (108.4 cm); W (upper case) 38.5 in. (98.0 cm); W (lower case) 39.75 in. (101.3 cm); D (cornice) 14.5 in. (36.8 cm); D (upper case) 12 in. (30.5 cm); D (lower case) 21.25 in. (54.0 cm); D (top open) 35.25 in. (89.4 cm). Dimensions of slant top: W 38.25 in. (97 cm); D 13.325 in. (33.9 cm); thickness 1 in. (2.4 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. 206, pp. 435-38.
[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. 226.
[Article] Miller, Alan. 1993 Roman Gusto in New England Furniture. American Furniture.
• Published: figs. 15-19, pp. 170-74.
[Article] Keno, Leigh, et al. 1996 "The Very Pink of the Mode: Boston Georgian Chairs, Their Export, and Their Influence". American Furniture. 1996: 267-306.
• Published: fig. 20, p. 281.
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat. no. 302d, pp. 430-31.
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