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On Display: House - Readbourne Passage
Desk and bookcase
Job Coit Sr., Job Coit Jr.
1738-1738
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Job Coit Sr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Pine, white
- Glass
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1962.0087
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1962.0087
Object Name
Desk and bookcase
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Job Coit Sr. (Maker); Job Coit Jr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1738-1738
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: drawer
Inscription: (See Description)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Pine, white
- Glass
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
100.125 (H) x 39.5 (W) x 24.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
254.318 (H) x 100.33 (W) x 62.23 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH is with finials. OW and OD are at feet. H (case) 95.125 in.; H (writing surface) 31.375 in.; W (cornice) 39.125 in.; W (upper case) 35.75 in.; W (lower case) 37.875 in.; D (cornice) 14.25 in.; D (upper case) 12.5 in.; D (lower case) 22.5 in.; D (feet) 24.5 in.
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. 205, pp. 431-434.Article: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1974 "The Genealogy of a Bookcase Desk,". Winterthur Portfolio. 9: 213-222.
Book: Heckscher, Morrison H. 2005 John Townsend: Newport Cabinetmaker.
• Published as fig. 7, p. 15; discussed on p. 18.Article: Miller, Alan. 1993 Roman Gusto in New England Furniture. American Furniture.
• pp. 163- 167Web Site: 09/24/2015 Tin-Mercury Amalgam Mirrors - AIC Wiki. 2020 https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Tin-Mercury_Amalgam_Mirrors