About the Artwork
Slant Front Desk
ca. 1770
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American
American
Mahogany and brass
Overall: 44 1/2 × 44 1/2 × 22 1/2 inches (113 × 113 × 57.2 cm)
Furniture
American Art before 1950
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Renville Wheat
53.89
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Maynard C. Perkins
Thorton family
John Fairfield, son-in-law to Thornton family (Saco, Maine, USA)
Mr. and Mrs. Renville Wheat
1953-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Anderson Galleries. (February 28, 1936) no. 117 (ill.).
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American, Slant Front Desk, ca. 1770, mahogany and brass. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Renville Wheat, 53.89.
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