Artist
Sam MaloofAmerican, 1916–2009
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Desk
Date1975
PlaceUnited States
MediumWalnut
DimensionsOverall: 29 1/2 × 72 × 36 in. (74.9 × 182.9 × 91.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2010.2087.A-.K
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Beyond Craft: Decorative Arts from the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–May 26, 2014; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, September 6, 2014–February 22, 2015; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio, August 27–October 25, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.B & .C: One hinged drawer panel/writing surface impressed with "1" and the other with "2".
.D & .E: One narrow central drawer impressed with "1" on the right panel, and the other impressed with "2", both with the same number written in pencil near the mark.
.F-.K: All six larger drawers impressed with a number (1-6) on the right panel, most with the same number written in pencil on top of it, or near by.
.D & .E: One narrow central drawer impressed with "1" on the right panel, and the other impressed with "2", both with the same number written in pencil near the mark.
.F-.K: All six larger drawers impressed with a number (1-6) on the right panel, most with the same number written in pencil on top of it, or near by.
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Edmund Townsend
c. 1765–1785
Mahogany; eastern white pine; chestnut; yellow poplar, and cedar
B.99.24
Thomas Spencer
c. 1780–1785
Mahogany; mahogany, eastern white pine, chestnut, soft maple, and yellow poplar
B.92.6
Unknown English
c. 1770
Walnut veneer; marquetry of tulipwood, elm, rosewood, and calamander; secondary woods: mahogany, red pine group, spruce, white oak group; and ormolu
96.1238
