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On Display: House - Franklin Parlor
Secretary and bookcase
William Appleton
1795-1804
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Appleton (Maker)
Place of Origin
Salem; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Mahogany veneer
- Pine, white
- Ebony
- Holly
Museum Object Number
1953.0057
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Lammot du Pont Copeland
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Object Number
1953.0057
Object Name
Secretary and bookcase
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
William Appleton (Maker)
Place of Origin
Salem; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Date
1795-1804
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Location: BACK OF UPPER CASE
Inscription: William Appleton,/ CABINET-MAKER...
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Mahogany
- Mahogany veneer
- Pine, white
- Ebony
- Holly
Dimensions (inches)
97.5 (H) x 43.25 (W) x 24.375 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
247.65 (H) x 109.86 (W) x 61.913 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH to finial; OW and OD (secretary closed) at feet. H (to writing surface) 31.5 in (79.9 cm); W (top of lower case) 42.75 in. (108.5 cm); D (top of lower case) 24.125 in. (61.2 cm); D (secretary open) 42.675 in. (108.1 cm).
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. 178Article: Bivins, John Franklin. 1997 "The Convergence and Divergence of Three Stylistic Traditions in Charleston Neoclassical Case Furniture, 1785-1800". American Furniture. 1997: 47-105.
• Published: fig. 28, pp. 81-84. Bivins uses this desk-and-bookcase to discuss the coastal furniture trade and the "Salemizing" of Charleston cabinetmaking in the 1780s and 1790s.