Bombé Secretary Desk | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 205.1972
People: Attributed to Benjamin Frothingham, Jr., American (1734 - 1809)
Title: Bombé Secretary Desk
Classification: Furniture
Work Type: desk
Date: c. 1760
Places: Creation Place: North America, United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/232203

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Mahogany and white pine with brass mounts
Dimensions: 258.5 x 121.9 x 62.6 cm (101 3/4 x 48 x 24 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Loan from Harvard University
Object Number: 205.1972
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Kristin A. Mortimer and William G. Klingelhofer, Harvard University Art Museums: A Guide to the Collections, Harvard University Art Museums and Abbeville Press (Cambridge and New York, 1986), p. 211, cat. 243, ill.
Stephan Wolohojian and Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Harvard Art Museum/ Handbook, ed. Stephan Wolohojian, Harvard Art Museum (Cambridge, 2008), ill. p. 123

Exhibition History

From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/03/2023 - 07/30/2023

Verification Level

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