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On Display: House - Federal Parlor
Desk (Tambour desk)
Edmund Johnson
1793-1811
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Edmund Johnson (Maker)
Place of Origin
Salem; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Pine, white
- Mahogany veneer
- Fabric
- Canvas
- Brass
- Glass
Museum Object Number
1955.0096.004.001
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1955.0096.004.001
Object Name
Desk (Tambour desk)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Edmund Johnson (Maker)
Place of Origin
Salem; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Date
1793-1811
Materials
- Mahogany
- Pine, white
- Mahogany veneer
- Fabric
- Canvas
- Brass
- Glass
Dimensions (inches)
52.125 (H) x 38.75 (W) x 20.125 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
132.4 (H) x 98.4 (W) x 51.12 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at writing surface.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 187.Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1991 To Please Every Taste: Eighteenth-Century Prints from the Winterthur Museum.
• Published: pp.208-209, no.92.