Harvard Art Museums > 1965.532: Chippendale Secretary Desk 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"Chippendale Secretary Desk (Unidentified Artist) , 1965.532,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/327027. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1965.532 People Unidentified Artist Title Chippendale Secretary Desk Classification Furniture Work Type desk Date c. 1760-1780 Places Creation Place: North America, United States Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/327027 Physical Descriptions Medium Mahogany Dimensions 228.6 x 101.6 x 54.6 cm (90 x 40 x 21 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Mrs. Roger I. Lee, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Roger I. Lee in memory of Roger Irving Lee Accession Year 1965 Object Number 1965.532 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 swan's neck pediment with three flame and urn finials above two arched panel doors opening to a fitted interior, the lower section with thumbmolded slant lid opening to a fitted interior with a fan-carved prospect door flanked by two stacks of three drawers, also fan-carved, above a block-front desk with four graduated long drawers over a conforming apron centering a drop pendant on ogee bracket feet, proper left back foot pieced. 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
