Secretary
Mark Pitman (Salem, Massachusetts), American, 1779 - 1829
about 1800-1810
Mahogany and birdseye maple inlay, Eastern white pine, oak, brass, bed ticking (to back the tambour doors)
Overall: 52 1/4 × 38 1/4 × 19 in. (132.7 × 97.2 × 48.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through a bequest from Lulu C. and Robert L. Coller, Class of 1923
F.984.19
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Furniture: Storage
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Inscriptions
Original maker's label, inside top drawer of lower section: AT ESSEX STREET / SALEM, Ms. / Mark Pitman, / Manufactures All Kinds of / Cabinet Work.
Exhibition History
American Art at Dartmouth: Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art, William B. Jaffe and Evelyn A. Jaffe Hall Galleries, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 9-December 9, 2007.
Publication History
Israel Sack
Montgomery, Charles F., "American Furniture, The Federal Period"
Barbara J. MacAdam, American Art at Dartmouth: Highlights from the Hood Muesum of Art, Hanover: Trustees of Dartmouth College, 2007, p. 219, no. 192.
Provenance
Israel Sack, Inc., New York; sold to present collection, 1984.
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