Photo: Courtesy Winterthur Museum and Country Estate, Del., 1957.0885 C
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Desk and bookcase |
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Object numberRIF724 |
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MakerMaker, attributed to Nathan Lombard, American, 17771847 |
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Dimensions92 1/2 × 41 1/4 × 20 1/2 in. (234.951 × 104.775 × 52.07 cm) |
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Date18001810 |
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Current locationWinterthur Museum, Garden, and Library |
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GeographyMade in Massachusetts, formerly said to have been made in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumCherry (primary); white pine (secondary); mahogany, light, and dark woods inlay |
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ProvenanceHenry F. du Pont (18801969), Winterthur, Delaware; given to Winterthur Museum, Delaware |
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Associated namesWheelwright familyHenry Francis du Pont |
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BibliographyCharles F. Montgomery, American Furniture: The Federal Period, 17881825 (New York: Viking Press, 1966), 221, no. 177, Accession no. 57.885; details on p.31, fig. 64 and p.35, figs. 103, 108, ill. |