Object Number 1957.0521

Object Name

Secretary (Lady's secretary)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1800-1810

Materials

Mahogany; Mahogany veneer; Walnut veneer; Pine, white

Dimensions (inches)

78.625 (H) , 39 (W) , 20.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

199.708 (H) , 99.06 (W) , 51.435 (D)

Measurement Notes

OH with finials; OW of cornice; OD of lower case (lid closed). W (upper case) 37.5 in. (95.1 cm); W (lower case) 38.75 in. (98.3 cm); W (feet) 38 in. (96.4 cm); D (cornice) 11.75 in. (29.7 cm); D (upper case) 11 in. (27.8 cm); D (lower case, lid open) 28.75 in. (72.9 cm); D (feet) 19 in. (48.1 cm). Dim. of writing surface: W 38.75 in. (98.3 cm); D 17 in. (43 cm); thickness .875 in. (2.1 cm).

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.295, p.418
[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 189.