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Desk (Slant-front desk)
1838
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Northumberland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Pine, yellow
- Wood
- Paint
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1959.2974
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2974
Object Name
Desk (Slant-front desk)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Northumberland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Creation place is the Mahantongo Valley, sometimes defined more precisely as the Schwaben Creek Valley, in Northumberland and Schuylkill Counties.
Date
1838
Materials
- Pine, yellow
- Wood
- Paint
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
52.5 (H) x 42.75 (W) x 22 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
133.35 (H) x 108.585 (W) x 55.88 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is at the top. OD is from the top to the lid.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• For more info. and related examples, see pp. 130-34.Book: Weiser, Frederick S. & Sullivan, Mary Hammond. 1980 Decorated Furniture of the Schwaben Creek Valley. 333-394.
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• For more info. and related examples, see pp. 94-98.Book: Reed, Henry M. 1987 Decorated Furniture of the Mahantongo Valley.
• Published: fig. 27, p. 42.Article: Minardi, Lisa. 2011 From Millbach to Mahantongo: Fraktur and Furniture of the Pennsylvania Germans. American Furniture. 2-119.
• For more info. and related objects, see pp. 94-97.