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Tambour Desk

Reuben Swift American
ca. 1805
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tambour Desk
  • Maker: Reuben Swift (1780–1843)
  • Date: ca. 1805
  • Geography: Made in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Burl walnut, flame-grain birch, tulip, maple, pine
  • Dimensions: 55 3/8 x 41 1/2 x 21 3/4 in. (140.7 x 105.4 x 55.2 cm)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Cecile L. Mayer, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.171.6a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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