Slant-front desk

Published/Created:: Connecticut, United States
ca. 1770–1790
Physical Description:: 46 x 28 x 17 in.
Materials:: Cherry
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Chippendale cherry standing slant-front desk in two sections, the lower section with plinth base and four graduated drawers, the slant-top section with one drawer; fine serpentine blocked interior, the center section is one tall drawer with concave blocked and fan-carved front; to our knowledge, this form is rare or unique.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 4, p. 1065, pl. P4004.
Variant Titles:: Chippendale cherry standing slant-front desk
Topics:: Decoration and ornament--Chippendale style
Furniture--United States
Period/Style:: Chippendale
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 4004
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, June 1974
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:: 10993663
OID:: 12152694
PID:: digcoll:1024691