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From: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, vol. 1 (Alexandria, Va.: Highland House Publishers, 1969): 86, no. 264
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Slant-front desk

Object number

RIF1494

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

41 1/4 × 36 × 19 1/2 in. (104.775 × 91.44 × 49.53 cm) Height (writing level): 31 in. (78.74 cm)

Date

1750–80

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Made in Newport, Rhode Island
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Medium

Mahogany

Marks

Unknown

Inscriptions

Unknown

Style

Chippendale

Provenance

Israel Sack, Inc., New York, 1959

Associated names

Israel Sack, Inc.

Bibliography

American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1989), vol. 1, p. 86, no. 264, ill.