Photo: Courtesy Northeast Auctions, Hampton and Portsmouth, N.H.
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Slant-front desk |
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Object numberRIF3854 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions42 1/4 × 36 3/4 × 20 3/4 in. (107.315 × 93.345 × 52.705 cm) |
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Date176080 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyPossibly made in Coventry, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMaple |
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MarksUnknown |
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Inscriptions"This old desk decends from" in graphite and AD1760 Thomas Matteson/1800 Job Matteson/1812 Wanton Johnson Matteson/1875 Braman Whitney Matteson/1905 Lynn Braman Matteson/Whitney Lynn Matteson" in ink on the exterior back of one of the interior drawers |
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ProvenanceThomas Matteson (17151794), Coventry, Rhode Island; by descent to Job Matteson (17581809); by descent to Wanton Johnson Matteson, 1802; by descent to Braman Whitney Matteson, 1875; by descent to Lynn Braman Matteson, 1905; by descent to Whitney Lynn Matteson. Audrey and Tom Monahan, Providence, Rhode Island; consigned to Northeast Auctions, Hampton and Portsmouth, New Hampshire (sale held Manchester, New Hampshire), August 4, 2001, lot 39 |
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Associated namesNortheast AuctionsTom Monahan Audrey Monahan Whitney Lynn Matteson Job Matteson Wanton Johnson Matteson Lynn Braman Matteson Thomas Matteson Braman Whitney Matteson |
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BibliographyNortheast Auctions, Hampton and Portsmouth, N.H., New Hampshire Auction: The Audrey and Tom Monahan Collection, sale cat. (August 4, 2001), 11, lot 39, ill. |