Slant-front desk

Published/Created:: Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1760–1780
Physical Description:: 41 1/2 x 39 x 20 3/4 in.
Materials:: mahogany
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Chippendale mahogany slant-front desk with fine shell-carved and serpentine-blocked interior, bracket feet with scrolled inner contour repeated on sides, center pendant; golden brown patina.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 7, p. 1942, pl. P2251.
Variant Titles:: Chippendale mahogany slant-top desk
Topics:: Decoration and ornament--Chippendale style
Furniture--United States
Period/Style:: Chippendale
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 2285
Genre:: slant-front desks (AAT)
Format:: Image
Physical Object
Content Type:: Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Prints & Photographs
Rights:: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement
Access Restrictions:: Public
Source Title:: Israel Sack, Inc., Archive
Source Created:: New York, New York, United States
1957–1990
Source Note:: Sack, November 1985
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.
Folder:: Kane 10976nc, ClearBin1 tiff_complete
Yale Collection:: Yale University Art Gallery
Digital Collection:: Israel Sack Furniture Archive
oid pointer:: 10993544
OID:: 12152663
PID:: digcoll:1024648