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Slant-front desk

Object number

RIF3031

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

43 3/4 × 38 × 22 1/2 in. (111.125 × 96.52 × 57.15 cm)

Date

1785–1805

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Made in Providence, Rhode Island
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Medium

Mahogany (primary)

Marks

Unknown

Inscriptions

Unknown

Style

Chippendale

Provenance

Barbara Johnson, Providence, Rhode Island; consigned by her to Sotheby's, New York, June 17, 1998, lot 1121

Associated names

Sotheby's
Barbara Johnson

Bibliography

Sotheby's, New York, Fine Americana, sale cat. (June 17, 1998), lot 1121, ill.