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On Display: House - du Pont Dining Room
Secretary and bookcase (Gentleman's secretary)
Edmund Johnson
1793-1805
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Edmund Johnson (Maker)
Place of Origin
Salem; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Mahogany veneer
- Pine, white
Museum Object Number
1957.0844
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0844
Object Name
Secretary and bookcase (Gentleman's secretary)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Edmund Johnson (Maker)
Place of Origin
Salem; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Date
1793-1805
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: BACK OF CASE
Inscription: ...EDMUND JOHNSON,/ [?] reet, SALEM.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Mahogany
- Mahogany veneer
- Pine, white
Dimensions (inches)
93.75 (H) x 66.625 (W) x 20 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
238.125 (H) x 169.228 (W) x 50.8 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at cornice; OD at center section of lower case (secretary closed). W (lower case) 66.25 in.
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. 179.Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.311, p.440Electronic: 2014 Fine Woodworking Magazine Articles. The Taunton Press