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Slant-front desk |
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Object numberRIF3439 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions42 × 35 × 18 in. (106.68 × 88.9 × 45.72 cm) |
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Date176080 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyProbably made in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMaple |
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MarksUnknown |
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InscriptionsUnknown |
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StyleChippendale |
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ProvenanceCRN Auctions, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 2007 |
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Associated namesCRN Auctions, Inc. |
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ConstructionTwo horizontal backboards are nailed to rabbets in the case sides and top and to the back edge of the bottom board. The rear brackets on the back feet have a double ogee outline on their inner faces. |
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Bibliography"CRN Auctions, Inc., Fall Americana and English Auction," Antiques and the Arts Weekly (November 18, 2007): lot 134, ill."Americana and English, including The Sally Larkin Case Connecticut Estate," http://www.crnauctions.com/ (accessed August 31, 2009), lot 134 (November 18, 2007 auction). |