GENERAL DESCRIPTION
With its figured veneers, gilded mounts, and classically inspired columns, this fall-front secretary represents one of the most popular European desk forms of the early 19th century, especially in Germany and France. Because such desks were not popular in England, their appearance in Philadelphia must have resulted from continental influence. Some fall-front desks were imported from Germany into Philadelphia, and designs for them came over with immigrant German cabinetmakers. Construction features and the use of two-toned veneers suggest this example may have been made by a German-trained craftsman.
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Kevin W. Tucker, DMA unpublished material, Label text (1985.B.51), 2006.
NOTES
- provenance form in TMS changed to comply with Guidelines and Procedures for Provenance Display
- Venable catalogue essay added to TMS as a text entry
- DMA Guide to the Collection (1997) essay added to TMS as a text entry
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n.d.: Coleman Auction Gallery, New York, New York
n.d.: Lester Berry, New York, New York
Before 1963: Israel Sack, Inc., New York, New York
1963-1985: The Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee Collection, Houston, Texas
From 1985: Collection of the Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee
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The main source for this provenance is Charles L. Venable, American Furniture in the Bybee Collection, (Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, published in association with the Dallas Museum of Art, 1989), 103.
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General Description
With its figured veneers, gilded mounts, and classically inspired columns, this fall-front secretary represents one of the most popular European desk forms of the early 19th century, especially in Germany and France. Because such desks were not popular in England, their appearance in Philadelphia must have resulted from continental influence. Some fall-front desks were imported from Germany into Philadelphia, and designs for them came over with immigrant German cabinetmakers. Construction features and the use of two-toned veneers suggest this example may have been made by a German-trained craftsman.
Excerpt from
Kevin W. Tucker, DMA unpublished material, Label text (1985.B.51), 2006.
Fun Facts
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Notes
- provenance form in TMS changed to comply with Guidelines and Procedures for Provenance Display
- Venable catalogue essay added to TMS as a text entry
- DMA Guide to the Collection (1997) essay added to TMS as a text entry
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
n.d.: Coleman Auction Gallery, New York, New York
n.d.: Lester Berry, New York, New York
Before 1963: Israel Sack, Inc., New York, New York
1963-1985: The Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee Collection, Houston, Texas
From 1985: Collection of the Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is Charles L. Venable, American Furniture in the Bybee Collection, (Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, published in association with the Dallas Museum of Art, 1989), 103.
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