Slant-front desk

Published/Created:: Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1750–1770
Physical Description:: 42 x 38 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.
Materials:: Walnut; brass
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Queen Anne walnut desk, the case is supported on finely modeled platformed pad feet, stepped-up interior; the top tier centered by fan-carved door and pilastered document drawers, mellow light brown color, original brasses.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 5, p. 1366, pl. P4381.
Variant Titles:: Queen Anne walnut desk
Topics:: Decoration and ornament--Queen Anne style
Furniture--United States
Period/Style:: Queen Anne
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 4381
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 1976
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:: 10993711
OID:: 12152705
PID:: digcoll:1024701