From: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, vol. 3 (Alexandria, Va.: Highland House Publishers, 1972): 596597, 1363
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Slant-front desk |
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Object numberRIF1644 |
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MakerMaker UnknownMaker, formerly attributed to John Goddard, American, 17231785 Maker, possibly by Job Townsend, Sr., 16991765 |
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Dimensions44 × 42 1/2 × 22 1/2 in. (111.76 × 107.95 × 57.15 cm) Height (writing level): 31 1/2 in. (80.01 cm) |
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Date174585 |
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Current locationDietrich American Foundation |
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GeographyMade in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany |
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MarksUnknown |
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InscriptionsUnknown |
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ProvenanceIsrael Sack, Inc., New York, 1970; sold to the Dietrich Americana Foundation, Philadelphia |
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Associated namesIsrael Sack, Inc. |
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BibliographyAlexandra W. Rollins, "Furniture in the Collection of the Dietrich American Foundation," Antiques 125, no. 5 (May 1984): 1112, pl. XV, fig. 13, 13a.Michael Moses, Master Craftsmen of Newport: The Townsends and Goddards (Tenafly, N.J.: MMI Americana Press, 1984), 276, fig. 7.5, 7.5a, 7.5b. American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 195789), vol. 3, pp. 584, 59697, 1363, ill. |