Slant-front desk

Published/Created:: Salem, Essex county, Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1750–1760
Physical Description:: 43 37 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.
Materials:: walnut
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Chippendale slant-top desk with beautifully figured crotch walnut veneered drawer fronts and lid with herringbone borders, bracket feet with whale's tail scrolled flaring brackets, the center pendant similarly scrolled; choice stepped-back interior, the upper row formed of blocked drawers, the center row capped by shell-carved drawer and flanked by document drawers; choice mellow patina.
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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. 831, pl. P3530.
Variant Titles:: Chippendale slant-top desk
Topics:: Decoration and ornament--Chippendale style
Furniture--United States
Period/Style:: Chippendale
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 3530
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, May 1972
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:: 10993628
OID:: 12152686
PID:: digcoll:1024671