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Desk and Bookcase

John Davey American
1805–10
Not on view
John Davey inscribed his name seven times on the drawers of this desk and bookcase; the signature of his son John Davey Jr., who at the time was undoubtedly still serving his apprenticeship, appears twice. Another pencil inscription reads “C. J. Ewing / Media,” for Charles J. Ewing, who owned the piece in the mid-nineteenth century.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Desk and Bookcase
  • Maker: John Davey (active ca. 1797–1822)
  • Maker: John Davey Jr.
  • Date: 1805–10
  • Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Mahogany, satinwood veneer with white pine,
    yellow poplar
  • Dimensions: 94 11/16 x 45 x 22 3/8 in. (240.5 x 114.3 x 56.8 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Fletcher and Rogers Funds, Mrs. Russell
    Sage Gift, and Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George
    Coe Graves, by exchange, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.9a–c
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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