Slant-front desk

Creator:: Townsend, John, 1732-1809, and Goddard, John, 1723-1785 (school of), active late 1730s-late 1770s (attributed)
Published/Created:: Newport, Newport county, Rhode Island, United States
ca. 1760–1770
Physical Description:: 41 1/2 x 38 1/4 x 21 1/2 in.
Materials:: Mahogany; poplar
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Chippendale mahogany slant-front desk with ogee bracket feet, blocked interior with shell-carved center door and scooped-end pigeonhole drawers, the superbly figured crotch grain of the lid is enhanced by a golden brown patina; the thin poplar interior drawer linings and competent dovetails support a Townsend-Goddard attribution. This desk was the property of George Brown of Newport who moved to Providence, then to Attleboro, Massachusetts.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 3, p. 765, pl. P3395.
Variant Titles:: Chippendale mahogany slant-top desk
Topics:: Decoration and ornament--Chippendale style
Furniture--United States
Period/Style:: Chippendale
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 3395
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, September 1971
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:: 10993616
OID:: 12152681
PID:: digcoll:1024668