Object Number 1956.0522

Object Name

Desk

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Southern New Hampshire Origin is probably southern New Hampshire.

Date

1780-1820

Materials

Maple, soft; Pine; Pine, white

Dimensions (inches)

42.5 (H) , 38 (W) , 18.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

107.95 (H) , 96.52 (W) , 47.63 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are of feet. H (writing surface) 34 in. (86.2 cm); W (case) 36.675 in. (93.2 cm); D (case) 17.75 in. (45.1 cm). D (top open).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hayward, Helena & Ash, Douglas. 1990 World Furniture: an illustrated history.
• Published: fig. 721
[Book] Margon, Lester. 1971 More American Furniture Treasures, 1620-1840.
• Published: p. 48
[Book] Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 200, pp. 419-20
[Article] Sweeney, John A. H. 02//1955 New Rooms at Winterthur. Antiques.
• Published: frontispiece, p. 132
[Book] Fitzgerald, Oscar P. 1995 Four Centuries of American Furniture.
• Published: p. 153