Lady's Cabinet and Writing Table

Gallery 105, American Art, first floor (Flammer Gallery)

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Lady's Cabinet and Writing Table

1801-1806

Possibly by William Sinclair (American, 1775–1852)

Shipping merchant Louis Clapier (born Marseilles, France 1765–died Philadelphia 1838) originally owned and kept this writing table in his Germantown home. Clapier was one of many Frenchmen who moved to Philadelphia in the late eighteenth century, achieved financial success, and rose to great social prominence.

Gallery 105, American Art, first floor (Flammer Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Lady's Cabinet and Writing Table

Date:

1801-1806

Artist:

Possibly by William Sinclair (American, 1775–1852)

Medium:

Mahogany, mahogany veneer, satinwood veneer, lightwood string inlay, white pine, tulip poplar; ivory, silvered glass, gilt, replacement brass

Dimensions:

59 1/16 x 31 x 19 3/4 inches (150 x 78.7 x 50.2 cm) Height (of writing surface): 29 1/2 inches (74.9 cm)

Classification:

Furniture/Furnishings

Credit Line:

Bequest of Miss Fanny Norris in memory of Louis Marie Clapier, 1940

Accession Number:

1940-46-2

Geography:

Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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Gallery 105, American Art, first floor (Flammer Gallery)

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