Secretary

Published/Created:: Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1750–1770
Physical Description:: Height, case: 90 1/2 in.; Height, writing level: 31 1/4 in.; Width: 36 in.; Depth: 20 1/2 in.
Materials:: Cherry
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Queen Anne cherry bonnet top secretary of rare small size and superb proportions, the case is supported on a frame with cabriole legs ending in pad feet, exceptional interior with document drawers and cyma-shaped end drawers; arched and chamfered paneled doors concealing a fitted upper interior of serpentine-shaped dividers and crowned by fan-carved domes with candleslides below, the arched crest centered by a flame finial, fine old color and surface.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 9, p. 2466, pl. P6148.
Variant Titles:: Queen Anne cherry bonnet top secretary
Topics:: Decoration and ornament--Queen Anne style
Furniture--United States
Period/Style:: Queen Anne
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 6148
Genre:: desks and bookcases (AAT)
secretaries (furniture) (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, 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 pointer:: 10968361
OID:: 11868330
PID:: digcoll:847187