Harvard Art Museums > 1950.167: Secretary desk in two parts Furniture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Secretary desk in two parts (John Dane)(Samuel Dane) , 1950.167,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/311568. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1950.167 People John Dane, American (1749-1829) Samuel Dane, American (1745 - 1777) Title Secretary desk in two parts Classification Furniture Work Type desk Date c. 1755-1774 Places Creation Place: North America, United States, Massachusetts Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/311568 Physical Descriptions Medium Mahogany and pine with brass Dimensions 228.9 x 111.8 x 64.8 cm (90 1/8 x 44 x 25 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: top of lower piece: John Dane label: inside desk: plaque: "THIS DESK WAS MADE BY SAMUEL DANE 1745-1777/ FOR HIS BROTHER NATHAN DANE 1752-1835/...." Provenance Recorded Ownership History John Dane to brother Nathan Dane. Nathan Dane to his sister Mary (Molly) Dane Ellingwood. To her daughter Fanny Ellingwood Larcom. To her son Edwin Hale Abbot. To his son Edwin Hale Abbott Jr. Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1950. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Edwin H. Abbot, Jr. Accession Year 1950 Object Number 1950.167 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description In two parts, the upper section with three flame finials above two panel doors opening to a fitted interior, the lower section with a slant lid opening to a fitted interior above four graduated long drawers on ball and claw feet (the upper section reduced, breaks to finials, slant lid possible replaced). Publication History Kenyon Castle Bolton, III, Peter G. Huenink, Earl A. Powell III, Harry Z. Rand, and Nanette C. Sexton, American Art at Harvard, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1972), cat. 167, ill. Exhibition History American Art at Harvard, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/19/1972 - 06/18/1972 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
