Photo: Courtesy Freeman's, Philadelphia
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Desk and bookcase |
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Object numberRIF6520 |
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MakerMaker UnknownMaker, possibly by Jacob Mott, worked 1759 |
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Dimensions85 in. (215.9 cm) |
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Date173050 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyPossibly made in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMaple |
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Inscriptions"J. Mott / 1737," inscribed, on one desk drawer |
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ProvenanceFreeman's, Philadelphia, August 9, 2017, lot 191 |
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Associated namesFreeman's |
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Bibliography"Freeman's the Collector's Sale Runs Gamut of Specialist Departments," Antiques and the Arts Weekly (August 11, 2017): 24, ill."The Collector's Sale, Sale 158, Lot 191, Freeman's," http://auctions.freemansauction.com/auction-lot-detail/William%2Dand%2DMary%2Dmaple%2Dsecretary%2C%2DPossibly%2DRhode%2DIsland%2C%2D18t/1580+++++191+/++974391 (accessed August 5, 2017), website. |