Slant-front desk

Published/Created:: North Shore, Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1770–1780
Physical Description:: 41 x 37 1/2 18 1/4 in.
Materials:: Maple; brass
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Chippendale curly maple slant-top desk, boldly curved ogee bracket feet, original bale brasses; interior with alternating banks of one and two drawers and pigeonholes, the finely striped curly figure is enhanced by a rich amber patina.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 6, p. 1445, pl. P4445.
Variant Titles:: Chippendale curly maple slant-top desk
Topics:: Decoration and ornament--Chippendale style
Furniture--United States
Period/Style:: Chippendale
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 4445
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, October 1977
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:: 10993712
OID:: 12152706
PID:: digcoll:1024693