1957.0502 Desk and bookcase
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Desk and bookcase

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Place of Origin:

    Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1785-1810

  • Materials:

    Pine, white; Paint; Iron; Brass; Ivory

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0502


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Object Number

1957.0502

Object Name

Desk and bookcase

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

The tapering of the broken arch pediment also relates to pediment son clock cases from the Lehigh Valley.

Date

1785-1810

Materials

Pine, white; Paint; Iron; Brass; Ivory

Dimensions (inches)

100 (H) , 40.375 (W) , 23.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

254 (H) , 102.553 (W) , 59.69 (D)

Measurement Notes

D (lid open) 38.5 in. OW and OD are at feet.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
Published in plate 4.
[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. 2002 An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum.
Published p. 136.
[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
Published on p. 70, fig. 75; p.107, cat. no. 20.