Desk and Bookcase
Maker, attributed to: Daniel Spencer (1741–1796)
In the collection of Yale University Art Gallery
- Maker
- Maker, attributed to: Daniel Spencer (1741–1796)
- Date
- 1772–90
- Medium
- Mahogany; light-colored, possibly Honduran or Santo Domingan, mahogany; fluted quarter columns, cornice moldings, finials, front of writing slide and drawer dividers, base molding, feet, much darker, possibly Cuban, mahogany; interior of bookcase and sides, backs, and bottoms of pigeonhole valance drawers, American black cherry (previously published many times as yellow poplar); drawer linings, with one exception, other elements, chestnut; bottom of bottom desk drawer, other elements, eastern white pine; some repairs, yellow pine
- Dimensions
- 107.2 x 44.7 x 25.2 in. (272.4 x 113.5 x 64 cm)
- Form
- Storage
- Origin
- Providence
- Museum
- Yale University Art Gallery
- Accession
- 1940.320
- Credit line
- Mabel Brady Garvan Collection
