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Maker Unknown
Desk and Bookcase
c. 1770

Image Caption

Maker Unknown, Desk and Bookcase, c. 1770, mahogany and brass. Clark Art Institute, a gift from the Estate of Florence Cluett Chambers, 2001.1.2
Medium
mahogany and brass
Dimensions
97 3/8 x 47 3/8 x 25 1/4 in. (247.3 x 120.3 x 64.1 cm)
Object Number
2001.1.2
Acquisition
A Gift from the Estate of Florence Cluett Chambers, 2001
Status
On View

Select Bibliography

Lockwood,Luke Vincent. Colonial Furniture in America. 2 volumes. 3rd edition. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Loan Exhibition of Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century Furniture & Glass, Examples of Lustre Ware, Lowestoft and Toile de Jouy Used in America During These Periods, Portraits by Stuart, Peale and Others, for the Benefit of the National Council of Girl Scouts, Inc. Exhibition catalogue. New York: Printed by Lent and Graff Company, 1929. Comstock, Helen. "Frothingham and the Question of Attributions." Antiques. 63 (June 1953). Comstock, Helen. "The Summer Home of George A. Cluett, Williamstown, Massachusetts." Living with Antiques. Antiques 66 (November 1954): 3826.