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Tambour desk |
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Object numberRIF2555 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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DimensionsHeight: 46 in. (116.84 cm) |
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Date17901800 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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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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MediumMahogany |
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InscriptionsA document affixed to the interior of one frieze drawer states that this desk "belonged to Mr. R.J. Adams of Plymouth, Mass., oldest Harvard graduate, age 104." |
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ProvenanceR. J. Adams, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Mrs. Giles Whiting (née Flora Ettlinger, 18811971), Scarborough, New York, prior to 1972; consigned by her estate to Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, April 1415 and 2122, 1972, lot 341 |
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Associated namesFlora Ettlinger WhitingSotheby Parke Bernet R. J. Adams |
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BibliographySotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Important American Furniture: Property from the Estate of the Late Mrs. Giles Whiting, New York, sale cat. (April 1415, 2122, 1972), 50, lot 341, ill. |