About the Artwork
Slant Front Desk
ca. 1765
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American
American
Mahogany and brass
Overall: 44 1/4 × 45 1/2 × 25 1/2 inches (112.4 × 115.6 × 64.8 cm)
Furniture
American Art before 1950
Gift of Mrs. Edsel B. Ford
42.133
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Provenance
Eleanor Ford
1942-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Home Craftsman 18, 5 (1949): pp. 30-36.
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American, Slant Front Desk, ca. 1765, mahogany and brass. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Edsel B. Ford, 42.133.
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