Desk and Bookcase

Maker, attributed to: Daniel Spencer (1741–1796)

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