About the Artwork
Secretary
between 1780 and 1800
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American
American
Mahogany, satinwood, gilt, glass, and brass
Overall: 81 1/2 × 36 3/4 × 20 7/8 inches (207 × 93.3 × 53 cm) Storage (top): 39 7/8 inches × 37 inches × 12 3/4 inches (101.3 × 94 × 32.4 cm) Storage (bottom): 41 3/4 inches × 37 inches × 20 7/8 inches (106 × 94 × 53 cm)
Furniture
American Art before 1950
Founders Society Purchase, Gibbs-Williams Fund
35.9
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Israel Sack
1935-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Credit Line for Reproduction
American, Secretary, between 1780 and 1800, mahogany, satinwood, gilt, glass, and brass. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Gibbs-Williams Fund, 35.9.
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