Object Number 1957.0570

Object Name

Desk (Tambour desk)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John and Thomas Seymour (Maker)

Thomas Wightman (Carver)
Do not confuse this Thomas Wightman with the London-trained wood carver of the same who worked for Thomas Seymour in Boston.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1797-1804

Materials

Mahogany; Mahogany veneer; Satinwood ; Maple; Walnut; Cherry; Pine, Eastern white

Dimensions (inches)

47 (H) , 37.5 (W) , 19.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

119.38 (H) , 95.25 (W) , 49.53 (D)

Measurement Notes

OH at top left corner; OW at top of upper case; OD at top of lower case, closed. H (writing surface) 30.25 in. (76.7 cm); W (top of lower case) 37.375 in. (94.8 cm); W (feet) 35.875 in. (91 cm); D (top of upper case) 11 in. (27.8 cm); D (lower case, open) 28.25 in. (71.6 cm); D (feet) 18.5 in. (46.9 cm). Old measurements with bookcase: OH 75.25 in.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Mussey, Robert D. 2003 The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour.
• cat. no. 14, pp. 162-163