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Desk and bookcase |
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Object numberRIF2829 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions84 1/2 × 35 3/4 × 18 in. (214.63 × 90.805 × 45.72 cm) |
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Date174080 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyProbably made in Massachusetts, formerly said to have been made in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMaple |
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MarksUnknown |
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InscriptionsAccording to the Sotheby Parke Bernet sale catalogue, the desk and bookcase is accompanied by a note indicating that it descended in the family of the Rev. Simon Bradstreet of Charlestown, Massachusetts. |
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ProvenanceRev. Simon Bradstreet (16711741), Charlestown, Massachusetts. Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, November 2730 and December 1, 1979, lot 1241 |
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Associated namesSotheby Parke BernetRev. Simon Bradstreet |
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BibliographySotheby Parke Bernet, New York, The American Heritage Auction of Americana, Volume Two, sale cat. (November 27December 1, 1979), lot 1241, ill. |