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(c) 2019 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Corner Desk
(c) 2019 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2019 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Corner Desk

furniture maker
Date19th century - 20th century
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumWalnut, oak, and pine
Dimensions93.3 x 76.8 x 45.7 cm (36 3/4 x 30 1/4 x 18 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF11s32
eMuseum ID719259
EmbARK ObjectID11481
TMS Source ID682
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on view
Web CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 67-68. (as English, William and Mary, in the style of the late 18th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Karl J. Freund, New York for $200 on 20 May 1915.
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Unknown
late 18th century
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Unknown
17th century - 18th century
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1660-1690
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15th century - 17th century
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1770s (inlays: early 1800s)
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Unknown
mid 18th century
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Unknown
late 17th century - early 18th century