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Desk
1780-1820
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New Hampshire; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Pine
- Pine, white
Museum Object Number
1956.0522
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1956.0522
Object Name
Desk
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New Hampshire; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Southern New Hampshire
Origin is probably southern New Hampshire.
Date
1780-1820
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Pine
- Pine, white
Dimensions (inches)
42.5 (H) x 38 (W) x 18.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
107.95 (H) x 96.52 (W) x 47.63 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are of feet. H (writing surface) 34 in. (86.2 cm); W (case) 36.675 in. (93.2 cm); D (case) 17.75 in. (45.1 cm). D (top open).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hayward, Helena & Ash, Douglas. 1990 World Furniture: an illustrated history.
• Published: fig. 721Book: Margon, Lester. 1971 More American Furniture Treasures, 1620-1840.
• Published: p. 48Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 200, pp. 419-20Article: Sweeney, John A. H. 02//1955 New Rooms at Winterthur. Antiques.
• Published: frontispiece, p. 132Book: Fitzgerald, Oscar P. 1995 Four Centuries of American Furniture.
• Published: p. 153