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Desk (Tambour desk)
John Seymour
1793-1796
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Seymour (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Mahogany veneer
- Ash
- Pine, Eastern white
Museum Object Number
1957.0802
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0802
Object Name
Desk (Tambour desk)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
John Seymour (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1793-1796
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: outside bottom of lower drawer
Inscription: "JOHN SEYMOUR & SON,/ CABINET MAKERS,/ [SQUAR]E"; inscription (in chalk) on rear of upper case back board: "JS"; inscribed (in pencil) on underside of lower drawer: "Repaired & Shalacked by Charles W Holmes Oct 1903 Pleasant St. Saco".
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Mahogany
- Mahogany veneer
- Ash
- Pine, Eastern white
Dimensions (inches)
41.5 (H) x 37.75 (W) x 19.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
105.41 (H) x 95.89 (W) x 50.17 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD at top of lower case, 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. 184Book: Mussey, Robert D. 2003 The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour.
• Published: cat. no. 3, pp. 140-41.Thesis: McBride, Anne. 2012 Consigned to the Account & Risk of John Innes Clark: Network, Trade & A Merchant in Providence, RI, 1768-1808. M.A. Winterthur Winterthur Program in American Material Culture