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Slant-front desk |
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Object numberRIF3013 |
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MakerMaker, formerly attributed to Joseph Rawson, Sr., 17601835Maker Unknown |
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DimensionsHeight: 43 in. (109.22 cm) Width: 42 in. (106.68 cm) Depth: 22 in. (55.88 cm) Height, writing: 32 in. (81.28 cm) |
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Date17851805 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Providence, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany (primary) |
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Inscriptions"P Rawson" / [illegible]/ L/Newport" inscribed on underside of interior drawer; "Ervin Nyc" in ink on one of the interior drawers |
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ProvenanceSotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, January 26 and 28, 1984, lot 789. Cinnamon Hill, Franklin, Tennessee, 1984 |
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Associated namesSotheby Parke BernetCinnamon Hill |
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BibliographySotheby's, New York, Important American Furniture, Decorations, Silver, and Chinese Export Porcelain, sale cat. (January 26 and 28, 1984), lot 789, ill."Cinnamon Hill Antiques advertisement," Antiques 125, no. 4 (April 1984): 774, ill. |