Secretary

Creator:

Moulton, Emery, active ca. 1800-1820 (attributed)

Published/Created:

Lynn, Essex county, Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1800–1815

Physical Description:

77 1/4 x 39 1/4 x 21 in.

Materials:

Mahogany; satinwood; glass; ivory; brass

Notes:

Sack catalogue description: Hepplewhite mahogany inlaid secretary-desk, lower case with four drawers with inlaid ivory diamond escutcheons, outsplayed French feet; upper case with two glass doors with Gothic arch mullions, ivory escutchones, crossbanded panels which conceal drawers and pigeonholes; shaped crest with flame satinwood or birch center panel and end plinths, patterned inlay frames the central panel and those below the glass and sawtooth inlay accents the apron; original brass finials, choice mellow brown patina. Attributed to Emery Moulton, Lynn, Massachusetts; this secretary is closely related or a virtual counterpart to the documented secretary by Emery Moulton in American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, vol. 7, p. 1946, pl. P343, suggesting an attribution to that maker.
Related objects: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 7, p. 1946, pl. P343.
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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. 961, pl. P3723; vol. 9, p. 2502, pl. P3723.

Variant Titles:

Hepplewhite mahogany secretary-desk

Topics:

Decoration and ornament--Hepplewhite style
Furniture--United States

Period/Style:

Federal
Hepplewhite

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

3723

Genre:

desks and bookcases (AAT)
secretaries (furniture) (AAT)

Format:

Image
Physical Object

Content Type:

Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Prints & Photographs

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Public

Source Title:

Israel Sack, Inc., Archive

Source Created:

New York, New York, United States
1957–1990

Source Note:

Sack, May 1973; Sack, September 1989
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.

Folder:

Folder 10319 cab1dr3 tiff

Yale Collection:

Yale University Art Gallery

Digital Collection:

Israel Sack Furniture Archive

OID:

10968212

PID:

digcoll:844976