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American, Boston Massachusetts

Desk and Bookcase, ca. 1760-1790

Now On View

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

American

Title

Desk and Bookcase

Year

ca. 1760-1790

Medium

Mahogany, white pine

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • mahogany,
  • white pine

Dimensions

248.9 x 106.7 cm (98 x 42 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription on bottom of board of bookcase:bottom Inscription on bottom of board of desk:bottom On underside of the top is a chald rendering of a cyma curve

Place

Boston; Massachusetts

Type

  • Decorative Arts,
  • Furniture

Credit

Bequest of Mr. Charles L. Pendleton

Object Number

04.011

Projects & Publications

Publications

American Furniture In Pendleton House

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The Pendleton Collection

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Focus on Form

April 1, 1998 - May 21, 2000

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Desk and Bookcase with the accession number of 04.011. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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