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On Display: House - Pennsylvania German Bedroom
Desk (Fall-front desk)
Jacob Maser
1834
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jacob Maser (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Northumberland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1964.1518
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1964.1518
Object Name
Desk (Fall-front desk)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Jacob Maser (Maker)
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
1834
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Front of desk at top center
Inscription: "JACOB 1834 MASER"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
49.25 (H) x 39.125 (W) x 19 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
125.095 (H) x 99.377 (W) x 48.26 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at top, OD at side.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: fig. 78, pp. 130-34.Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published on p.70, fig. 77; p.108, cat. no. 27.Catalogue: Garvan, Beatrice B. & Hummel, Charles F. 1982 The Pennsylvania Germans: a celebration of their arts, 1683-1850. An exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 97, plate 36, pages 65 and 179.Book: Lipman, Jean & Winchester, Alice. 1974 The Flowering of American Folk Art, 1776-1876. 288 p.
• Published: no. 302, p. 227.Book: Lipman, Jean, et al. 1990 Five Star Folk Art: One Hundred American Masterpieces.
• Published: no. 84, p. 139.Book: Richman, Irwin. 2001 Pennsylvania German Arts: More than Hearts, Parrots, and Tulips.
• Published: p. 78.Other: Winterthur & Workman Publishing Company. 1992 American Folk Art Calendar (Winterthur).
• Published: 1992Book: Lasansky, Jeannette. 1990 A Good Start: The Aussteier or Dowry.
• Published: p. 76.Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: figa. 2.55 and 2.56, pp. 95 and 248; also back cover.Article: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. 2011 Paint, Pattern, and People. Antiques. 160-169.
• Published: p. 169Book: Reed, Henry M. 1987 Decorated Furniture of the Mahantongo Valley.
• Published: pl. 9, p. 28.Book: Weiser, Frederick S. & Sullivan, Mary Hammond. 1980 Decorated Furniture of the Schwaben Creek Valley. 333-394.
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.Journal: The Magazine Antiques.
• Published: p. 426 (December 1926 issue).Book: Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published: p. 129.Book: Falk, Cynthia Gayle & Minardi, Lisa. 2014 A Shared Legacy: Folk Art in America.