COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1990.96
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CMA_.1990.96
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1999
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1999
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
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North American; American
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
America, Massachusetts, Boston or vicinity, 18th c
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America, Massachusetts, Boston or vicinity, 18th c
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
America, Massachusetts, Boston or vicinity, 18th century
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America, Massachusetts, Boston or vicinity, 18th century
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Desk and Bookcase
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Desk and Bookcase
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
c. 1780
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c. 1780
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1775
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1775
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1785
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1785
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
mahogany and pine, brass hardware, gilding
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mahogany and pine, brass hardware, gilding
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Furniture
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Furniture
Classification Term
false
Classification Term:
Woodwork
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Woodwork
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 241.9cm x 106cm x 56.5cm
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Overall: 241.9cm x 106cm x 56.5cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1990.96
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1990.96
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. Lawrence Hitchcock
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Bequest of Mrs. Lawrence Hitchcock
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Provenance:
Col. Christopher Toppan (1735-1818), Hampton, New Hamsphire; his son Edmund Toppan (1777-1857); his daughter Sarah Jane Parker Toppan (b. 1822) who married Rev. Samuel J. Spalding, Newburyport, Massachusetts; their granddaughter Helen Chapin Hitchcock (Mrs. Lawrence).
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Col. Christopher Toppan (1735-1818), Hampton, New Hamsphire; his son Edmund Toppan (1777-1857); his daughter Sarah Jane Parker Toppan (b. 1822) who married Rev. Samuel J. Spalding, Newburyport, Massachusetts; their granddaughter Helen Chapin Hitchcock (Mrs. Lawrence).
Provenance
false
Context:
During the eighteenth century desks and bookcases were among the largest and most expensive pieces of furniture in a household. They were typically placed downstairs, in a back parlor or hall, and their owners were usually men of letters and accounts. These pieces consist of two parts: a lower division, usually a slant-top desk, and an upper cabinet that sits within moldings applied to the desk top. The upper cabinet often derives much of its inspiration from architectural forms.Like much New Englandfurniture of the later 1700s, the lower section of this piece is block-fronted, that is, it recedes in the center and protrudes at either side. Though some European precedents can be found for block fronting, it was clearly more popular on this side of the Atlantic.
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During the eighteenth century desks and bookcases were among the largest and most expensive pieces of furniture in a household. They were typically placed downstairs, in a back parlor or hall, and their owners were usually men of letters and accounts. These pieces consist of two parts: a lower division, usually a slant-top desk, and an upper cabinet that sits within moldings applied to the desk top. The upper cabinet often derives much of its inspiration from architectural forms.Like much New Englandfurniture of the later 1700s, the lower section of this piece is block-fronted, that is, it recedes in the center and protrudes at either side. Though some European precedents can be found for block fronting, it was clearly more popular on this side of the Atlantic.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1990.96.tif
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CMA_.1990.96.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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