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On Display: House - Baltimore Drawing Room
Desk and bookcase
1790-1800
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Maryland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Mahogany veneer
- Ebony
- Satinwood
- Zebrawood
- Tulip poplar
- Pine, hard
- Oak
Museum Object Number
1957.0775
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0775
Object Name
Desk and bookcase
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Maryland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is possibly Maryland.
Date
1790-1800
Materials
- Mahogany
- Mahogany veneer
- Ebony
- Satinwood
- Zebrawood
- Tulip poplar
- Pine, hard
- Oak
Dimensions (inches)
102.625 (H) x 42.5 (W) x 23 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
260.668 (H) x 107.95 (W) x 58.42 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH to eagle; OW at cornice; OD at lower case (desk closed).
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. 194.