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On Display: House - Sixth Floor Hall-At Port Royal Stair
Desk and bookcase
Thomas Sherburne
1780-1795
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Sherburne (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Pine, white
- Pine, yellow
Museum Object Number
1957.1396
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1396
Object Name
Desk and bookcase
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Thomas Sherburne (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1780-1795
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Proper right loper
Inscription: Bought this desk Oct. 15, 1828 / of my father / Edward Brinley / 3[?] total
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Mahogany
- Pine, white
- Pine, yellow
Dimensions (inches)
82.063 (H) x 37.25 (W) x 20.563 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
208.44 (H) x 94.615 (W) x 52.23 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Cat. no. 210, pp. 449-452Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Fig. 227Article: Mussey, Robert D. & Haley, Anne Rogers. 1994 "John Cogswell and Boston Bombe Furniture: Thirty-Five Years of Revolution in Politics and Design". American Furniture. 1994: 73-106.
• Fig. 25, pp. 87, 90-94Article: Podmaniczky, Michael Sandor & Zimmerman, Philip D. 05//1994 Two Massachusetts Bombe Desk-and-Bookcases. Antiques. 145 (5): 724-731.