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On Display: House - Newport Room
Desk and bookcase
1760-1785
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Cedar, red
- Maple, soft
- Pine, white
- Tulip poplar
- Juniper
Museum Object Number
1959.2646
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2646
Object Name
Desk and bookcase
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Date
1760-1785
Materials
- Mahogany
- Cedar, red
- Maple, soft
- Pine, white
- Tulip poplar
- Juniper
Dimensions (inches)
97.875 (H) x 45.375 (W) x 25.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
248.603 (H) x 115.253 (W) x 64.77 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH is with finials; OW and OD at feet. H (case) 93.875 in. (244.1 cm); W (cornice) 42.75 in. (108.5 cm); W (upper case) 40.0 in. (101.8 cm); W (lower case) 42.25 in. (107.2 cm); D (cornice) 14.0 in. (35.7 cm); D (upper case) 12.5 in. (32.0 cm); D (lower case) 23.875 in. (60.5 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• New England Furniture, cat. no. 207, pp. 439-42Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Downs, American Furniture, fig. 232Electronic: Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF1229Catalogue: Christie's, Inc. 2006 Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver and Prints, Including the Garbisch Collection from the Sky Club.