Writing table
- Published/Created:
- Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, United States
ca. 1780–1800 - Physical Description:
- 30 x 38 x 19 1/2 in.
- Materials:
- mahogany
- Notes:
- Sack catalogue description: Hepplewhite mahogany inlaid writing table, the rectangular case has one row of divided drawers below which is a center arch flanked by a drawer on each side, the drawers have line-inlaid panels with ovolo corners and line-inlaid edges; the top with similar inlay, tapered legs, mellow light brown patina. A scarce and highly practical form in American furniture.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 8, p. 2217, pl. P2230. - Variant Titles:
- Hepplewhite mahogany inlaid writing table
- Topics:
- Decoration and ornament--Hepplewhite style
Furniture--United States - Period/Style:
- Federal
Hepplewhite - Culture:
- American
- Accession Number:
- 2230
- Genre:
- writing tables (AAT)
- Format:
- 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, February 1985
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship. - Folder:
- Folder 10667 cab3dr4 tiff
- Yale Collection:
- Yale University Art Gallery
- Digital Collection:
- Israel Sack Furniture Archive
- OID:
- 10965433
- PID:
- digcoll:844726
