CHIPPENDALE SLANT FRONT DESK WITH CARVED SHELLS ON ITS LID AND BASE

Attributed to Elijah Booth
Woodbury, Connecticut      Circa 1745

Primary Wood: Maple
Secondary Woods: Pine, Oak, Poplar

Height: 42 inches
Width: 38 inches
Depth: 20 inches

Reference: Reference: Another desk of this form is in Luke Vincent Lockwood, Colonial Furniture, Figure 259.

This desk is illustrated in Bernard & S. Dean Levy, Inc., Catalogue XII – May 2002, page 15.

Inventory Number:  3158