Library bookcase

Date

1790–1815

Medium

Mahogany; doors; drawer fronts, mahogany veneer with light- and dark- wood inlays; drawer linings, red cedar (Juniperus spp.), probably southern red cedar (J. Silicola); drawer runners in center cupboard of lower case, bald cypress (Taxodium distuchum); framing of pediment, eastern white pine; drawer fronts and valances in secretary drawer, holly (Ilex opaca); some repairs in lower case, hard maple

Dimensions

126.3 x 99.6 x 26 in. (320.9 x 253 x 66 cm)

Origin

Charleston

Museum

Yale University Art Gallery

Accession

1930.2023

Credit line

Mabel Brady Garvan Collection