Desk and Bookcase

Maker, attributed to: Isaac Fitch (American, 1734–1791)

Maker

Maker, attributed to: Isaac Fitch (American, 1734–1791)

Date

ca. 1769

Medium

Mahogany; eastern white pine; lowest backboard, chestnut; drawer fronts on desk interior, Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata); bookcase: mahogany; top, bottom, red oak; backboards, shelves, added top, American black cherry

Dimensions

78 x 40.5 x 19.9 in. (198.1 x 102.9 x 50.6 cm)

Origin

Lebanon

Museum

Yale University Art Gallery

Accession

1955.50.1

Credit line

Gift of Miss Maria Trumbull Dana