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On Display: House - Lancaster Room
Desk and bookcase
John Cogswell
1780-1790
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Cogswell (Cabinetmaker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Pine, white
- Maple, soft
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1959.3414
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.3414
Object Name
Desk and bookcase
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
John Cogswell (Cabinetmaker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1780-1790
Materials
- Mahogany
- Pine, white
- Maple, soft
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
99.25 (H) x 45.25 (W) x 22.875 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
252.095 (H) x 114.935 (W) x 58.103 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH is with finials, OW is of lower case, and OD is at feet. H (case) 95.25 in. (241.9 cm); H (writing surface) 34.75 in. (88.2 cm); W (cornice) 44.625 in. (113.2 cm); W (upper case) 40.75 in. (103.3 cm); W (feet) 45.125 in. (114.7 cm); D (cornice) 13 in. (33 cm); D (upper case) 11.125 in. (28.2 cm); D (lower case) 22.625 in. (57.3 cm); D (top open) 34.375 in. (87.2 cm). Dimensions of top: W 41 in. (104 cm); D 13.5 in. (34.2 cm); thickness 0.875 in. (2.1 cm)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 209, pp. 446-49.Article: Mussey, Robert D. & Haley, Anne Rogers. 1994 "John Cogswell and Boston Bombe Furniture: Thirty-Five Years of Revolution in Politics and Design". American Furniture. 1994: 73-106.
• Published: fig. 20, pp. 86 & 88.Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 228.Book: Nutting, Wallace. 1928 Furniture Treasury.
• Published: no. 717.