American Period Furniture in Museum Collectionsa SAPFM viewer

In the collection ofArt Institute of Chicago

Tambour Desk and Bookcase

Attributed to the workshop of John and Thomas Seymour (American, active 1793–1804)

In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago

Maker

Attributed to the workshop of John and Thomas Seymour (American, active 1793–1804)

Date

c. 1800

Medium

Mahogany, satinwood, white pine, cherrywood, chestnut, with brass, ivorine, and leather

Dimensions

Closed: 188 × 95.3 × 49.6 cm (74 × 37 1/2 × 19 1/2 in.); Open: 188 × 95.3 × 73.7 cm (74 × 37 1/2 × 29 in.)

Form

Desk

Origin

Boston

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession

2024.46a-b

Credit line

Purchased with funds provided by The Antiquarian Society