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Slant-front desk |
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Object numberRIF2843 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions42 × 40 × 20 in. (106.68 × 101.6 × 50.8 cm) |
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Date176580 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Newport, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany (primary) |
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MarksUnknown |
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InscriptionsUnknown |
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ProvenanceJoseph Whaley (17441832), Snuff Mill Pond, Rhode Island; by descent in his family. Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, April 30 and May 13, 1980, lot 1513 |
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Associated namesJoseph WhaleyThe Whaley Family Sotheby Parke Bernet |
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BibliographySotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Fine Americana, vol. 2, American Folk Sculpture, Glass, Decoys, Folk Art, Furniture and Related Decorative Arts, sale cat. (April 30May 3, 1980), lot 1513, ill. |