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Desk (Fall-front desk)
1808
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Tennessee; Washington; South; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut
- Tulip poplar
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1957.1099
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1099
Object Name
Desk (Fall-front desk)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Tennessee; Washington; South; United States; North America
Date
1808
Materials
- Walnut
- Tulip poplar
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
47.5 (H) x 43 (W) x 20.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
120.65 (H) x 109.22 (W) x 51.435 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at feet, OD at feet, D (fall front) 15 in.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Beasley, Ellen. 10//1971 The Tennessee Cabinetmakers and Chairmakers Through 1840. Antiques. 100 (4): 612-621.
Book: Hurst, Ronald L. & Prown, Jonathan. 1997 Southern Furniture, 1680-1830: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection.
Article: McPherson, Anne S. 1997 Adaption and Reinterpretation: The Transfer of Furniture Styles from Philadelphia to Winchester to Tennessee. American Furniture.
Article: McPherson, Anne S. 2015 Fans, Fish, and Tassels. Antiques and Fine Art. 200-207.
• Published: Figure 1, p. 200Book: White, Betsy K. 2006 Great Road Style: The Decorative Arts Legacy of Southwest Virginia & Northeast Tennessee.
Book: Williams, Derita Coleman & Harsh, Nathan. 1988 The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture and its Makers Through 1850.