French Secretary
Collection Item
Artist/Maker
Unknown maker
Dimensions
63 × 30-1/2× 22-1/4in. (with desk open: D. 35-1/2in.)
City of Manufacture
Philadelphia
Date(s)
c. 1820–1830
More Details
Artist / Maker
Unknown maker
City of Manufacture
Philadelphia
Date
c. 1820–1830
Dimensions
63 × 30-1/2× 22-1/4in. (with desk open: D. 35-1/2in.)
Medium
Primary woods: mahogany, mahogany and maple veneer
Secondary woods: tulip poplar, white pine
Surface treatments: brass
Provenance
Sale, Christie’s, New York, Jan. 26, 1995, lot 143; Purchased by Schrimshers, 1995.
Publications / Exhibition History
Boor, Allison, et al. Philadelphia Empire Furniture. Hanover: University Press of New England, 2006. pp. 445–6.
