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On Display: House - Belle Isle Stair Hall, Upper
Desk (Slant-front desk)
Hugh Alexander
1745-1760
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Hugh Alexander (Cabinetmaker)
Place of Origin
Nottingham; Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut
- Holly
- Sumac
- Cedar, red
- Chestnut
- Tulip poplar
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1961.0278
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Giles Whiting
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Complete Details
Object Number
1961.0278
Object Name
Desk (Slant-front desk)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Hugh Alexander (Cabinetmaker)
Place of Origin
Nottingham; Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is the Nottingham area of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Date
1745-1760
Materials
- Walnut
- Holly
- Sumac
- Cedar, red
- Chestnut
- Tulip poplar
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
45.25 (H) x 39.325 (W) x 22.125 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
114.9 (H) x 99.89 (W) x 56.2 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD at mid-molding.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Landrey, Greg J. 1996 "Furniture with a Secret: Hidden Compartments Designed to Deceive". American Woodworker. (April)
• Published: pp. 48-49Article: Griffith, Lee Ellen. 1989 "The line-and-berry inlaid furniture of eighteenth-century Chester County, Pennsylvania". Antiques and Fine Art. (May)
• Published: pp. 1208-1209, pls. 10-10a.Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: figs. 2.20 and 2.21, pp. 73 and 244. See also pp. 70-2 for more info.Thesis: Griffith, Lee Ellen. 1988 Line-and-Berry Inlaid Furniture: A Regional Craft Tradition in Pennsylvania, 1682-1790. Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
• Published: p. 17, fig. 4.Article: Cooper, Wendy A. & Anderson, Mark. 2011 The Nottingham School of Furniture. American Furniture. 120-163.
• Published: p. 124, fig. 4.